Tools for getting a shoe off

[qwertyuiop]

My horse Charlie was attacked by another horse this week and 1 back shoes came clean off, and the other worked loose later on.

I could not get the 2nd 1 off as I did not have the correct tools, so he had to stand in his box all night with it like that.

What tools do I need to get a shoe off? Buffer, hammer and pincers?

 

[milliepops]

I'm no expert

but that sounds about right.

Try asking your farrier if he is ever replacing old tools - we've inherited a good kit of stuff like that, including a couple of old rasps from the farriers that come to our yard

 

[Chico Mio]

Yes. In a desperate world: a very blunt chisel, a hammer and a big pair of pliers have been used

 

[Abbeygale]

Ditto!!!

 

[cokelly]

Ideally the best thing to do would be to get emergency farriery treatment tbh! You wouldn't want to risk taking off part of her hoof :S

 

[Donkeymad]

Everybody really should ask their farrier to show them how to remove shoes. As already said, farriers sometimes have old tools that they no longer use, but are good enough for this sort of thing.

 

[Shazzababs]

Sounds like the right set of tools. I've been known to use a hacksaw to chop through the nails before too!

Also worth asking your farrier to teach you how to remove a shoe, its harder than it looks, especially to do it without removing half the foot as well.

 

[kerilli]

buffer, hammer, pincers (which aren't the same as the cutters/trimmers, but looked it to me), farrier's apron (absolutely essential unless you like bruises and ripped trousers/jodhs/legs.
the best thing is to get your farrier to show you, there is nothing like practise.
there is a tool which farriers rarely use which is for pulling 1 nail at a time out. it is an absolute godsend. farriers don't need it as they're strong and used to removing shoes all the time, but it makes a huge difference to me!
i knock the clench up (i usually flatten it up against side of hoof to be sure of having as little pull to do as possible) then use these mini-pincers in shoe groove to grab 1 nail and pull it out. i do most of the nails like this because it makes it so much easier, and protects the foot. also, you can put the foot down between removing nails without risking any damage, if your back gets sore, which you can't when you have levered the shoe off halfway and run out of steam!