Stopped a horse from throwing shoes with new nail spots

I moved nails toward the toe. It's holding better, any suggestions?

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Back in Colorado, my farrier tried that toe-nail move on a paint mare with the same problem. She ended up with a tiny crack in the hoof wall from the change in stress (or so he said). He went back to the old pattern and just used a different type of shoe for her. Sometimes the fix isn't in the nails.

andrew_gonzalez881mo ago

Yeah that paint mare story is rough. Alexc93 might be onto something with the heel move, but sometimes farriers just gotta stop experimenting and pick a lane.

alexc931mo ago

Actually moving nails toward the toe can cause some weird pressure points. Maybe try the heel next time, that's what my farrier guy always does.