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Posted on Friday, Jan 7, 2000 - 8:36 pm:

We have a yearling that has one front leg that turns out ; we have trimmed the inside a bit shorter but this hasn't been very effective . Maybe we aren;t doing this often enough ? I was wondering about having corrective shoes put on his front ( the near is fine ) because he is still young enough & growing . Any help would be appreciated .

Posted on Saturday, Jan 8, 2000 - 3:49 pm:

Hello Grace,
The reason this has not helped is you are trimming the wrong side short. The inside needs to be left long to turn the foot in. The question is whether this should be done at all. If the foot rotates outward only from the pastern down this is a good course. But if the foot is facing the same direction as the knee this type trimming may do more harm than good.
DrO

Posted on Saturday, Jan 8, 2000 - 10:00 pm:

It is from the pastern down . Would it help to have a farrier skilled in corrective shoeing to shoe this colt on the front ? We want to correct this while he is still growing .

Posted on Sunday, Jan 9, 2000 - 6:36 am:

I would say a visit from a skilled farrier is an absolute essential. Maybe he will shoe him, or just trim a certain way = but he will know what should be done NOW to ensure he has good feet later.
Cheers.

Posted on Sunday, Jan 9, 2000 - 8:11 am:

I think this type corrective work can be done barefoot but still needs to be done by an experienced farrier.
DrO

Posted on Sunday, Jan 9, 2000 - 10:09 am:

Thank you so much . We will be taking this horse to a skilled farrier who is about 100 miles from here .

Posted on Wednesday, Jul 11, 2001 - 10:58 am:

Hello,

I wonder if you would be so kind as to provide us with some pictures of a foot well shod, as we live in the Mexican Caribbean and although some are willing to learn the right way they, do not have a means to get the information.

Unfortunately when I left England my books got lost in transit.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Liliana Velasco Ariza de Diaz

Posted on Monday, Aug 13, 2001 - 8:49 am:

Hello Liliana,
Check out the illustrations on proper balance at References: Equine Illustrations: Leg Anatomy and Conformation: for what a foot should look like after proper trimming and shoeing. Though it does not have illustrations Care for Horses: Hoof Care: Correct Shoeing for Owners and Vets has excellent descriptions of what a properly shod foot should look like.
DrO
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