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Serious question, my nail length belief got turned around
I drove nails long for a better grip, but a horse with thin walls showed me shorter is kinder. Some farriers still swear by length, so what's your take?
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dianahayes7mo ago
Man, I learned this the hard way with a big warmblood who had super strong walls. I used my usual longer nails thinking more grip was better, but he started moving stiff. My mentor had me switch to shorter nails on his next shoeing, and the horse instantly loosened up. Now I check how the horse moves and feels their walls before deciding. Does your farrier watch the horse move after a trim?
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casey_torres527mo ago
Wait, so if short nails can be wrong on some horses too, when do you actually pick length? I mean some farriers are flat out wrong sticking to long nails, right? What makes you choose one way over the other on a given day?
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