A tool for unclinching nails from horseshoes, securing said horseshoe from horse's hoof. It is comprised of a top handle with a chisel-like end, generally having a chisel on the end of a lever, a bottom handle comprised of a raised quarter circle, bow down, pivot slot and a flat hook which curls up and attaches to said horseshoe. The top handle slides the chisel end under the clinched nail and lifts it up to a straight position allowing easy removal of the horseshoe.
A tool for removing retaining clips from a surface, and particularly from a horseshoe attached to an animal's hoof, that includes a first plier lever, a second plier lever, a pivot point at which the first and second plier levers are rotatably fastened, an upper jaw portion on the first plier lever where the upper jaw is a wedge, and a lower jaw portion on the second plier lever where the lower jaw has a face that contacts the wedge when the first and second plier levers are pivoted closed, thereby providing support for the surface from which the fastener is being removed. Also included are a method of removing retaining clips, particularly from a horseshoe attached to an animal's hoof.
