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Discussion on Strange feet after new shoer
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Kjthoma
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Posted on Monday, Jul 5, 2004 - 10:49 pm:
I recently moved to a new barn - which means that a new guy is shoeing my horses, as the old one wont' travel.
He's been shod by this guy about 3 times. After the first time - my husband - who is pretty non-horsey - made a comment that his feet looked pretty long.
Well - we got 20" of rain between the last 2 shoeings - and the horse's shoes started to come loose before the shoer was due out. Additionally - the left foot (where the shoe was the loosest) got REALLY wierd looking. The hoof/pastern axis was broken back and was at a WAY lower angle than the right foot. The hoof wall had also grown out over the edge of the shoe all the way around on the left.
I pulled the loose shoe myself (it was rocking really badly) and asked the shoer to shorten up the toes and leave him barefoot.
The post pulling shoes ouchies are going away - but the two front feet still look pretty different. Also - the horse seems to be 'stubbing' his toe on the left (which has the lower angle). The toe of the left is also wearing much slower than the toe of the right.
Am wondering if this is likely due just to poor shoeing and a bruise from the rocking shoe - or if I should have the vet look at him for a ligament injury.
Also - most of the other horses in this barn are shod by this guy - and most of them are barefoot. However - NONE of them that I've been able to look at closely have a broken-back hoof/pastern angle. So I am wondering if this is shoeing related (and if I need to find another shoer), or weather related?
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 6, 2004 - 8:10 am:
Without looking at your horse's feet Kimberly, begining from the time before this farrier started on him, we really cannot know if this farrier is responsible. If you are saying this horses feet were great until this guy began shoeing him, you have answered some of your own question. Stumbling alone is not a sign of ligament damage and can be do to a long toe. If the horse is limping the vet needs to see him.
DrO
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