Posted by Phil Armitage on October 11, 2003 at 07:41:39:
In Reply to: H/J farriers -help!!! which shoe!!! 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
The Original Natural Balance Steel shoe (not the light steel shoe) sounds like it might work for you. It is wider in the toe area and seated out real well for sole reliefe. Most Farrier supply places carry them or you can order them online http://www.hopeforsoundness.com/index.html
Phil Armitage