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The must important tool of the trade 24 Mar 2013 00:14 #1

The Professional OFFLINE Member Posts: 37 Karma: 0	If you must use only one tool to shoe a horse, only one tool... what tool would you use and why. Knowing that its almost imposible to shoe a horse without the proper set of tools of course.
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The must important tool of the trade 24 Mar 2013 14:32 #2

Rick Burten OFFLINE Enforcer Posts: 9082 Thank you received: 50 Karma: 8	My brain.
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The must important tool of the trade 25 Mar 2013 13:33 #3

tbloomer OFFLINE Master Posts: 4622 Thank you received: 20 Karma: 1	Rick Burten wrote: My brain. I wouldn't say it was the most important tool for me, but I have gotten considerable mileage out of your brain. Thanks Bro!
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The must important tool of the trade 26 Mar 2013 00:38 #4

aspencreek OFFLINE Senior Member Posts: 117 Thank you received: 1 Karma: 0	Hammer........get er done!
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The must important tool of the trade 28 Mar 2013 04:06 #5

Buttermaker OFFLINE Contributing Member Posts: 75 Thank you received: 6 Karma: 1	I'd have to go with a rasp. The why...because you can "trim", level, and balance the hoof with a rasp. With an aluminum handle on the rasp you could, in theory, drive nails with the rasp.
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The must important tool of the trade 28 Mar 2013 04:11 #6

Buttermaker OFFLINE Contributing Member Posts: 75 Thank you received: 6 Karma: 1	aspencreek wrote: Hammer........get er done! Why a hammer?
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The must important tool of the trade 29 Mar 2013 19:26 #7

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there is a multy tool I saw somewhere on the net I think years ago
it was a combination of hoof knippers which handles came appart at the rivit and on one handle the end has a small shoeing hammer
I cant remember what was on the other handle if anything
I have a slightly modifide set of fencing pliers I hace used to remove and refit a shoe or two with on more that one ocasion
I have them and a box of nails under the seat for a long time
duno were they are now

Mark Anthony Amor
If we want anymore excrement like that outta you we'll squeese ya head

Mind how ya go now

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The must important tool of the trade 08 Apr 2013 00:00 #8

aspencreek OFFLINE Senior Member Posts: 117 Thank you received: 1 Karma: 0	He asked most important tool to shoe a horse. Driving nails with a rasp didn't cross my mind. SMRT.
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The must important tool of the trade 08 Apr 2013 15:14 #9

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aspencreek wrote:

He asked most important tool to shoe a horse. Driving nails with a rasp didn't cross my mind. SMRT.

Closest I've come to a one tool job was a trail ride where someone unloaded a horse with a shoe off. I didn't have my shoeing truck, but the truck I had did have a few old shoes and an old rasp in the back and some nails on the dash, I smoothed the foot and nailed a shoe on withe the rasp and clenched with a pair of pump pliers. Could have hammer clenched with the rasp I guess.

Jack Evers CJF AFA#426

The best things about the good old days -- I wasn't good and I wasn't old.

The older I get, the more horses I shoe, the fewer things that I can absolutely, positively fix.

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The must important tool of the trade 19 Apr 2013 12:25 #10

ray tyron OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 781 Karma: 0	I once did did a horse with a pair of fence pliers and a pocket knife ,i would bet most of the old hands around hear have . thats why id have to say my 5 lb hamer,what i can do with it sets me apart from my compitishion and with it i can and have made every thing else i need .
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