Just passin through~ wrote:Linda from nottingham,there is no such thing as shoeing styles~ To be a good farrier,one has to do as good of a job on somebodys backyard horse
as a million dollar showhorse~ If there is a classical way to shoe a dressage horse,what does one have to do to make it classical?
Classical style is the Calvery Manual way and German shoeing. Apparently, the Germans in the 1800's where excellent shoers and had a classical style of shoeing. When they meant shoe fit and no sole pressure; they would to the water test on the bottoms of a horses foot. If the water held, then you had a tight fit. If the water leaked, then you didn't have a shoe fit level to the foot. Hance; the saying ...."it doesn't hold water comes from".
On shoe styles and trims; you will have to ask others on this thread.