wide front feet

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Posted by Kristen on August 11, 2003 at 11:45:41:

Hi! I have a question about my 2 yr old thoroughbred's front feet. His front feet look almost like dinner plates because they are real wide at the base. I have had a couple farrier's look at them and I've gotten varied opinions on what I should do about it. One farrier told me that they would grow upwards and would become normal with time because he's going to be pretty tall, while another told me I needed to shoe him to make them form correctly. My horse's hooves grow incredibly slowly and in the last 6 months that I have had him he's only had to have his feet rasped because they grow so slow. Do I need to shoe him, or will this fix itself with time?

Thanks,
Kristen

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Re: wide front feet Patty Stiller 18:51:57 08/11/03 (1)
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: Hi! I have a question about my 2 yr old thoroughbred's front feet. His front feet look almost like dinner plates because they are real wide at the base. I have had a couple farrier's look at them and I've gotten varied opinions on what I should do about it. One farrier told me that they would grow upwards and would become normal with time because he's going to be pretty tall, while another told me I needed to shoe him to make them form correctly. My horse's hooves grow incredibly slowly and in the last 6 months that I have had him he's only had to have his feet rasped because they grow so slow. Do I need to shoe him, or will this fix itself with time? : Thanks, : Kristen

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