Burned my hand on a hot shoe last Tuesday in Lexington

I was trimming a draft cross and forgot my glove on the passenger seat. Grabbed the shoe bare handed after pulling it from the forge and got a solid blister across three fingers. Any tips for getting back to work faster when your grip hand is sore?

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3 Comments

tyler_wilson1mo ago

Oh wow, I had a buddy who did the exact same thing last summer - grabbed a hot shoe with his bare hand before a reining clinic and couldn't grip a rein for two weeks. He swore by soaking it in cold tea bags and switching to his off hand for everything, even if it felt clumsy.

the_margaret1mo ago

Cold tea bags really do the trick, @tyler_wilson. I did the same thing and it saved me.

jones.anna1mo ago

Cold tea bags really do help with the swelling too.