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Discussion on Tripping behind
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scrupi1
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Posted on Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 - 9:51 pm:
Hello,
I purchased a 4 year old underweight TB gelding about 2 months ago, he has steadily been gaining weight on our feeding regime and is starting to gain muscle but at 17 hands is all legs and still a bit on the uncoordinated side. He was progressing as expected in work until we decided to put back shoes on. Ever since being shod he has been catching his hind toes behind resulting in his hind legs kind of collapsing under him. This mostly occurs at the trot and happens several times each ride. He doesn't feel lame at all or any different in any other way. Our farrier has been working with us for several years and we have not had any problems before. This TB does tend to swing his feet close to the ground as a rule, with the added weight of the shoes is he now just having a harder time clearing the back feet effectively or should I be worried about some other issue? It has not quite yet been a week since he has been shod. Thank you!
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vickiann
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Posted on Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 - 10:15 pm:
With all due respect to your farrier, to me it sounds like a foot problem due to the work that he did.
How else can you explain that the horse was going well until the farrier put the shoes on?
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vickiann
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Posted on Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 - 10:16 pm:
In my experience, again and again, tripping has most often been solved by competent farrier work.
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 - 10:26 am:
Hello Susanne,
Your history certainly suggests that putting shoes on the back has caused problems but the part that makes me wonder is your prior statement he seems a bit uncoordinated. This sounds like this was before being shod. Has the horse been examined for lameness or ataxia issues?
If the horse is only having problems with the shoes on, reviewing how the horse is trimmed and shod certainly should be done.
DrO
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simplysu
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Posted on Monday, Oct 17, 2011 - 11:32 pm:
Susanne,
Besides a possible shoeing issue, another possibility would be the horse's fitness.
If your horse was not fit, was undernourished for a long time, or never allowed to run and romp as a baby to achieve proper development, then he may need to be worked up slowly to build his back, hind end, and leg strength. You didn't say what discipline you ride or how long your rides are, but you could be asking too much, too early. If reducing his work load doesn't help, an exam for lameness, ataxia, Wobblers may be in order.
Good Luck with him. I just love TBs. Suzanne
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