Sometimes farrier's tools become a bit dull, as I have experienced, and he complained about rock hard feet. But brand new nippers worked wonders. Perhaps you could purchase the highest quality nippers and let the farrier use them exclusively on your pony.
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- Frances C.
December 2017, Washington & California
Case history: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Frances%20and%20Phoenix
Phoenix's Photo Album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=12382