Got schooled by a old rancher about hoof angles in Wyoming last month

I was shoeing a older gelding near Laramie and this guy in his 80s just watched me from the fence for 20 minutes. He walked over and pointed out I had the toe too long by about a quarter inch, said his dad taught him that trick back in 1942. I checked my work and he was dead right, the horse moved way smoother after I fixed it. Has anyone else had someone with zero tools give them the best advice of the week?

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margaret_kim1321d ago

Old timers always see things the rest of us miss.

murphy.blair21d ago

Honestly that's a great point but what exactly are they seeing that's so different? Is it just pattern recognition from doing the same thing for 30 years or do they actually pick up on subtle stuff like body language or the way someone phrases a question that a younger person would blow right past. I've seen old timers in construction spot a bad foundation crack that everyone else wrote off as nothing, and then it turns into a major repair two months later. But sometimes they're just stuck in old ways and miss new solutions too. Are we talking about genuine wisdom or just nostalgia tinted glasses?