wrightdanes
07-17-2006, 05:52 PM
6 year old, paint mare, shod for one year - out of basic shoes for three months now - ouchy on gravels but otherwise fine (very lazy, thought). Rarely ridden, dirt lot kept with nightly turnout in the desert, grass hay and alfalfa pellets only - selenium and vit. E supplemented. EXTREMELY dry/tough feet. A hoof knife wont cut them without a good daylong "mud bath".
The problem not seen in this picture is that the outside (right) heel has cracked from the bar to the wall at a depth of only about 1/8 inch. Also, the horse lacks quarter walls. They chipped out immediately after the shoes were removed and the horse is basically walking on its layed -over bars.
Doesn't this front foot seem long in the toe and contracted? Also, aren't the heels different lengths?
What needs to be done on the next trim. We have a professional come out every 8 weeks, and I rasp down any excess wall growth between.
The problem not seen in this picture is that the outside (right) heel has cracked from the bar to the wall at a depth of only about 1/8 inch. Also, the horse lacks quarter walls. They chipped out immediately after the shoes were removed and the horse is basically walking on its layed -over bars.
Doesn't this front foot seem long in the toe and contracted? Also, aren't the heels different lengths?
What needs to be done on the next trim. We have a professional come out every 8 weeks, and I rasp down any excess wall growth between.