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Finally got the hang of fitting a wide web shoe on a flat foot
For years, I'd just hammer the heck out of a standard shoe to try and get it to sit right on a flat foot, which never really worked (and my arm was killing me). About six months ago, an older farrier at a clinic in Boise showed me his method of starting with a size 2 wide web and carefully drawing the branches in with the forge. I tried it on a draft cross last week, and the fit was perfect on the first nail. The horse walked off totally even. Has anyone else switched up their approach for flat feet, or do you still modify a regular shoe?
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grace5657mo ago
My buddy spent ages trying to trim a flat foot to fit a normal shoe. He saw a guy at a show just start with a wide web and adjust it, and it changed his whole method. Makes you wonder why we fight the standard shoe so hard, right?
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max8087mo ago
My cousin in Austin wasted two whole seasons forcing his foot into narrow lasts before he switched to a wide toe box. Total game changer for his riding.
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umasullivan6mo ago
Tried the wide web method on a quarter horse with pancakes for feet last spring. It took some practice at the forge to get the drawing-in right, but the shoe sat so much better than a modified standard ever did. I'm not going back to all that hammering.
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