A client in Bend really called me out on my hoof angle last fall

I was trimming a big quarter horse, thought I had the foot looking good and balanced. The owner, a woman who'd been riding for thirty years, just stood there and said, 'His breakover looks off... the toe is too long.' I was ready to brush it off, but she showed me how he was landing toe-first on the hard ground. I went back and measured, and she was right. I'd left nearly a quarter inch too much at the toe. Changed my whole check process that day. Now I watch the horse move on a hard surface before I even pick up a tool, every single time. It's a simple thing, but I was too focused on the foot in my hand. Anyone else had a client point out something you missed that actually made you better?

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miamitchell10d agoTop Commenter

Hard ground is the best teacher.

robert_anderson6910d ago

Yeah, it forces you to learn fast or you get hurt.

lindamartin7d ago

My first broken arm taught me that lesson.