Posted by Linnie Brister on October 10, 2003 at 22:59:03:
HI all, thanks first of all for reading my post:) I live out here in Texas and have posted regarding some problems I have had with a horse keeping him barefoot - a horse that has stayed sound in more TB/English friendly parts of the country. Now that i have finally decided to go with shoes - I can't find the right ones!
I don't know what brand they are or what you call them - but I would like to know!!!
I have a 17.2 h TB who wears a size 3 (ie pretty big foot) that I jump and ride on grass/pasture (or an arena when the ground is hard).
I need a wide webbed rim - and I mean WIDE - the horse has some issues wiht getting sore barefoot behind the toe. I got some "eventers" - come on - this is WIDE?? I don't think so:):) The eventers do not cut it in the support department for a horse with this big a foot - they are not proportionately wider in the larger sizes.
I looked up shoes on the sites on this website - only one has actual pics of the shoe. If any of ya'll can reccomend what to order let me know:):) I can't figure it out without a pic! I hope to find the right shoe for everyone in the barn, cause apparently a wide webbed rim is not sold anywhere near here:)
A little history about this horse - he gets REAL sore on the sole behind the toe if trimmed too short while barefoot - everyone wants to trim him short. HIS foot has now shrunk in less than a year a whole shoe size - due to ONE trim last fall and ONE trim this spring - I did not trim him in between cause there was nothing to trim - I started shoeing him this summer though and plan to keep him shod if I can find the shoes. He has good heels, a nice round foot, he lands heavily heel first, his soles are decent (thick for a TB and not too flat). He was diagnosed with MINOR pedal osteitis, though a too short trim leaves him boderline founder for THREE days. My goal is to grow his whole foot out, go with a longer toe (he has a GOOD heel) and more frequent trims and to bevel/square that toe to help breakover. Eventually I hope the foot will begin to spread to his old shoe size and I can take off some more toe without crippling him.
What shoe would help me here? Make and model please:) Thanks, Linnie please cc your reply to jumpinhorsesinbailey@yahoo.com