carusom1 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Sorry if this has already been discussed at length. I looked everywhere ( I think)but could not find a pic or description of how to bend these freaking things. Any advice is appreciated. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 http://www.ironsport.com/snapshots/default.asp Some pics of Pat. Doesn't really show the starting position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Passman Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I looked at some length for a good resource for horseshoe bending--and was about as lucky as you were. Diesel Crew has a video of Night of Strength II on their site Diesel and there's some footage of Pat bending a shoe with authority. Even Brookfield in "Mastery of Hand Strength" doesn't do a great job describing how to go about it, but I'll paraphrase as best I can: Hold the shoe tightly with one hand, and then use the other hand to bend the other tine of the shoe. Squeeze hard, and then bend hard. Try using your left hand as a vise, and gripping one tine of the shoe while bracing that hand against the upper part of your right thigh. Then grip the other tine of the shoe with the other hand, and try to bend it back (as in behind you, to your rear). Once you get it going (if you get it going), keep at it while the metal is warm--it makes a difference. I've managed to bend 2. Got a pile of used ones from a local farrier/tack store in LA, and clipped all the nails off. However, I'm not consistent at all--I've not been able to bend any of the other ones in my stack. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I'm not great with the horseshoe technique either but have bent a couple. I brace the left hand on the thigh real hard and try to twist and push with the right hand. Zach, can you bring some of the horseshoes this weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 Thank you. Very much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Passman Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I'm not great with the horseshoe technique either but have bent a couple. I brace the left hand on the thigh real hard and try to twist and push with the right hand.Zach, can you bring some of the horseshoes this weekend? ← Sure--I'll bring whatever I have left. Probably 10 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstew123 Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I live near Delaware Park Racetrack and have a quanity of shoes, Some bend like butter and some simply will not move, even when placed in a vise. It will take some time and luck to find a quanity and quality of shoe for consistant results. I saw Pats shoe at Ironsport Gym. They have it in their display case. The shoe is large and the metal is wide, but not as thick as some. I wrote to the manufacturer in hope of buying the same shoe. The model Pat bent is no longer in production. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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