Pete Rosciglione, the young farrier from Defiance, Mo., who was featured in the Shoeing for a Living article in the January/February 2009 issue ofAmerican Farriers Journal demonstrated how he builds a shoe in his workshop for horses suffering from navicular pain.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

Rosciglione starts by taking 2 shoes that are the same size. He cuts the heels off one, just behind the third nail hole. He tapes the two together with electrical tape to stabilize it.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

He tacks the shoes together just behind the fourth nail hole using a mig welder.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

This placement makes it easier to use a creased nailed puller to remove the shoe. He then removes the tape.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

Next he runs a weld across the heels.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

He places the shoes in a vise to make sure it is perfectly flat.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

With the shoes still in the vise, he finishes welding them together.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

He smoothes out the welds and safes the shoe using an angle grinder.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

Final touching up is done with a belt sander.

Pete Rosciglione navicular pain shoe forging

The finished shoe. The entire process took about 15 minutes.


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