Could you imagine...
there was a nail that was sharp, precise, drives fluently, clenches strongly and not to mention has a hardened nail head that slows down the wear process.
WE CAN… BECAUSE WE MADE iT!
Shoeing by Alex Mercer AWCF
This set of photos are of a 10 year old Irish sport horse. He does pretty much every discipline. Over the winter he is out hunting twice a week. Usually in the winter months his shoes would be worn out after 4 weeks but now since using Liberty Hard Top Nails he goes 6 weeks without any problem. In the summer he does one day events and endurance. The shoeing interval was around the same time frames.
Shoeing by Peter Peers
Another six weeks on the results of fitting Royal Kerckhaert Horseshoe Factory new hybrid secure hard top nails. The last shoeing I tried just using them only on the lateral side because this horse has arthritic hocks and wears the lateral toe branch in a classic way. With leaving the medial nail heads untouched. As you can see the wear is so much better producing an even balance. In the past I have used a tungsten pin in this area which I never liked doing now I am able to control the wear with these nails not only that, because of the great design on the nail head it self, the nail fits tight without damaging the lateral wall to the point of being able to nail with all three nails to the lateral side. These really are a game changer I personally think they are going to be perfect for hunters,trotters and aluminium shoes."
Good to know!
The heating off the nail head is local and has a controlled gradual heat run-off. This way there is no break between the traditional steel hardness of the nail and the hardened nail head. The known strength of the Liberty nail is maintained. The neck is not hardened, so the so-called tensile strength remains optimal. The coloring is therefore not an indication of where the hardening is on the nail.
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Nail pitch
Liberty designed the nail pitch ensuring less stress on the nail head, which makes the nail even more durable. Experience stronger nailing and thighter clenches.