Shoe Level .

10	Shoe is flat in all aspects.
8, 6, 4, 2	Varying degrees of error in flat that can be corrected with more / better work.

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Shoe Form

10	Shoe is symmetrical with appropriate toe radius, without harsh corners and edges. The center of the toe is in line with the middle of the heel. Corrective shoes are exempt.
8, 6, 4	Varying degrees of error in form that could be corrected with more / better work.
2	Exaggerates all bad features of the hoof and has harsh / sharp corners.

Heel Cut
See Figure 1.

10	The heel cut angle parallels the angle of the hoof. All sharp edges are removed.
8, 6, 4	Varying degrees of error in angle of heel cut that could have been avoided.
2	Gross exaggeration of heel cut angle too high or too low. Sharp edges / corners are present.

Clips
See Figure 2.

10	The clip is properly located, is thick at the base, and tapers to a thin peak, is not sharply pointed. has no cold shuts on the back side, source hole is appropriate size. Appropriate size of clips is approximately as high and wide as stock is wide.
8, 6, 4	Varying degrees of error in location, thickness, taper, width, height, sharpness, and size of source hole.
2	Gross exaggeration / combination of poor features.

Finish

10	Shoe is smoothly finished without sharp edges, burns, hammer, or rasp marks.
8, 6, 4	Varying degrees of error in finish of the show that could have been avoided by more / better work.
2	Shoe is excessively sharp and rough.

Forging

10	The shoe is forged so that the width of the shoe is constant from the toe through the branch to the heel. The shoe is forged so there is constant thickness of the inner web of the shoe from heel to heel. No other forging mistakes are present.
8, 6, 4, 2	Varying degrees of forging mistakes are present.

Nail Hole Location
See Figure 3.

10	Nail holes are properly located from toe to quarters, and are evenly spaced unless prevented by hoof conditions.
8, 6, 4	Varying degrees of error in location of holes that are not justified by hoof conditions.
2	Gross error in location of nail holes.

Nail Hole Position
See Figure 4a (Before).
See Figure 4b (After)
***Blue dots show where nail holes from shoe correspond with white line.

10	Nail holes are located over the white line.
8, 6, 4	Varying degrees of error in depth that results in too fine / coarse nailing. Horse not harmed by use of these nail holes.
2	Use of nail holes will result in injury to the horse.

Nail Hole Shape and Fullering
See Figure 5.

10	The fullering fits the nail. Fullering starts slightly before the toe nail and ends past the heel nail. The depth of the fullering remains the same through all the nail holes. Position of fullering in the web allows nails to exit on the white line. Web of the shoe is not wider where fullered than through the toe of the shoe.
8, 6, 4	Varying degrees of error resulting in insecure nailing. Shoe not properly forged to keep width of web through fullering to size.
2	Bad features predominate, shoe could not be nailed.