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Forging draft shoes

Posted by jim at 2006-05-19 01:26:00

I have recently been asked to shoe a couple of draft horses with handmade shoes. The problem is that I always use mfg shoes just to save time. I have made plenty of handmade shoes for saddle horses and always measure the hoof to determine the amount of bar stock needed. Since I have never made a shoe this big before, how much do you add to the length bar stock once you have measured from the heels to the opposing toe and added them together?

Response by Chris Gregory, MS, CJF, FWCF at 2006-05-19 18:55:46

I would suggest that you measure from heel to heel around the circumference of the foot, and subtract 2 3/4 inches from that measurement if you are using 1/2" x 1", or 3 inches if you are using 1/2" x 1 1/4". You might make a couple of shoes ahead of time to see if your measurements will match mine.

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