KY Derby Day Shoeing 2008

Steve Norman shoeing for the big race- no pressure. Shoeing hind feet with Kerckhaert race plates- regular toe with bends- used on dirt.

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[xlxOrtizxlx]

Why do you curve the ends up of the shoe???great job ,,,nice and fast....I have a question the nails have a curved side so do you just hammer them straight in or do you tilt them to the side a little??????

[dan1fpd]

The hinds shoes are sometimes bent (bends) so that it might give the horse a little more support and traction. Usually only on dirt tracks.

The nails have a bevel on the side of the head so that you know which way the bevel on the point is for turning out of the hoof wall. They are driven at whatever the appropriate angle is to follow the hoof wall.

[kedodeba1]

great footage do you have any other footage from the derby like pionerr of the nile

[dan1fpd]

Sorry, we didn't get any video footage this year.

[water3417]

what are the bends for?

[dan1fpd]

They use the bends on hind shoes to help with traction on dirt tracks- also to elevate the bulbs of the heel sometimes to avoid "rundown" abrasion.

[thedude2275]

Professional, fast with his tools, well done. But the fact that he drives the nail in with his hand holding the foot, below the nail makes me cringe! That horse yanks and he's getting a shoeing nail in the tendon, and theres nothing like being stuck to a 1500lb animal by a nail in your arm as its kicking to try to get you off! Other than some safety concerns, fast, clean, good farrier.

[BigBrown2332]

@sanorm2 Oh, ok thanks :)

[sanorm2]

@BigBrown2332 It's Steve Norman not Ian McKinley

[1philliph]

I always marvel at the hand-tool work of an experienced farrier. Also the confidence in which they drive a nail. Great stuff

[BigBrown2332]

That's how they do it in the horse racing business. They want it done quick, both the trainers and the Blacksmiths. This video is really great though. I'm looking at getting into being a Blacksmith lately so it great to see these kind of videos. Also I think that's Ian McKinley, and Big Brown.

[rainnovice93]

I loveee the sound of them hammering the nails

[HoofSupport]

I thought turndowns were banned on most tracks? What kind of driving hammer is that? Looks sweet.

[dahoss65]

Maybe you can find out the answer about this for me.

Why do race horses tend to run down so much more often behind than in front? Is it due to the different angles between the front(47%) and back feet(50/55%)? Or because of the different shapes of front foot(rounder) compared to the back foot(elongated)? or from some other reason?

I noticed on some slow motion videos that all four sesamoids tend to touch the ground surface at about the same length of time and at the same glide of motion.