Re: Dished feet on very upright yearling, help please!

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Posted by Linda on May 29, 2003 at 10:35:06:

In Reply to: Re: Dished feet on very upright yearling, help please! posted by Gary on May 28, 2003 at 14:37:38:

: : I have a tall (15.2) Warmblood/Thoroughbred yearling with very long, upright pasterns. His feet are 56 and 57 degrees. I suspect we have been dropping the heel a little too low, and/or "breaking" the angle between hoof wall and pastern, as the hooves have started to dish alarmingly at the front. What is the correct way to trim this colt? I have some very good close-up pictures available to send also.
: : Thanks in advance for any information you can give me.
: : Linda

: If you've been breaking the angle by dropping his heels you haven't been dressing back the hoof wall, hence you get flares. His boney column needs to be in line even if he's abit too upright, thats the way he is apparently. Good Luck! Gary

Thanks for your help, Gary. When we trim this colt to his natural pastern angle, he will be at least 60 degrees or greater. My question is this: as this colt matures and becomes heavier, will his weight naturally bring down those pasterns? Does the fact that his bones are growing so rapidly have any effect on the stretching of his ligaments and tendons? At what point (age, hoof angle) is check ligament surgery an option?
I can email pictures if necessary.
Thanks very, very much!
Linda

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: : : I have a tall (15.2) Warmblood/Thoroughbred yearling with very long, upright pasterns. His feet are 56 and 57 degrees. I suspect we have been dropping the heel a little too low, and/or "breaking" the angle between hoof wall and pastern, as the hooves have started to dish alarmingly at the front. What is the correct way to trim this colt? I have some very good close-up pictures available to send also. : : : Thanks in advance for any information you can give me. : : : Linda : : If you've been breaking the angle by dropping his heels you haven't been dressing back the hoof wall, hence you get flares. His boney column needs to be in line even if he's abit too upright, thats the way he is apparently. Good Luck! Gary : Thanks for your help, Gary. When we trim this colt to his natural pastern angle, he will be at least 60 degrees or greater. My question is this: as this colt matures and becomes heavier, will his weight naturally bring down those pasterns? Does the fact that his bones are growing so rapidly have any effect on the stretching of his ligaments and tendons? At what point (age, hoof angle) is check ligament surgery an option? : I can email pictures if necessary. : Thanks very, very much! : Linda :

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