"Clicking" hoofs??

[Lady Redhawk]

I was told that you guys are the people to ask about my husband's horse. I posted the problem here (http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3475): It has picture of the hoofs. Today he also throw left front shoe :rolleyes: Our farrier is trying to fit him in, hopefully will be here Friday. He has never seen this horse yet, we have only had the horse a couple of weeks and he had just been shod.

Thanks for any help and advice!

[calshoer]

I suggest wait and let the farrier see what he can do, since he has not even had a chance to fix it yet.... ;)
Patty

[Lady Redhawk]

I suggest wait and let the farrier see what he can do, since he has not even had a chance to fix it yet.... ;)
Patty

Yes, I am very anxious to see what Steve (our farrier) says about our new horse and his "balance, tripping and clipping" problem. But I was hoping I could get some more insight into it while we are waiting for him to be able to come out.

This is a quote from the link that is in my first post from the All Breed Pedigree forum.

Woa, that is uber long, long toes, really long heels, and underrun heels. No wonder he's clicking.

I would suggest that you post this with your pictures on the http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/

They have a section Farriers helping horse owners, if you scrolll down. These people are REALLY good, from all over the country, and know what they are doing.

I would make sure that your farrier does well by this guy, and these guys can give you an idea of what should happen to your horse to be corrected, so that is your farrier isn't in synch with what you learn will be rifght for him, you can look for a good farrier.


Please note: Your hores's hooves, in my opinion, which is not professional, as so long that he should be brought back to correction over several months, not all at once (as that can be too sudden a change in angles and he can pull a ligament, etc.).

Besides being too long and too much heel and too underrun, the angles are different on each foot. Truly don't ride him or ask much from him until he is correct. poor boy.

[T.N. Trosin]

I'm not certain what insight you want, but basicly your horse is due to be shod not much more not much less.

[Thomas_Ride&Drive]

When was the horse last trimmed and shod?

[Brian Purrington]

Horse needs to be shod. Just done? Yeah sure, I think you might have been misled....

[Lady Redhawk]

So from what you guys are saying, the pictures only show a normal horse that is over due on being shod and it shouldn't be a big deal for my farrier to fix it?

[Thomas_Ride&Drive]

I wouldn't have thought so

[Lady Redhawk]

I wouldn't have thought so

Well, guess I will have to wait until Steve can get here to find out...I don't know much about this sort of thing, I hope Steve does and can handle it. I'm afraid I don't know a good shoeing job from a bad one. But as bad as the horse trips and hits his other feet, wish I knew if this was a comformation problem or a bad farrier that messed him up and can be fixed.

[Thomas_Ride&Drive]

And don't forget that there are others to add to the options:

- A bad owner who doesn't have the horse on a trimming and shoeing cycle that is appropriate for its use

- An owner who doesn't recognise when the horse isn't moving soundly that investigation needs to be undertaken so that root cause can be understood

Please appreciate that conformation is something that is bred for and can be seen and should be understood by the horse owner and so they are able to evaluate and critically review their horse/s and understand its strengths and its weaknesses in relation to conformation. Otherwise how do you know what the horse is going to be able to do in terms of ridden and driven work.

Please also understand that the farrier is engaged by the owner. Its the owner who is responsible in totality for the upkeep, health and welfare and management of the horse. This means that the owner is obligated and responsible for ensuring that the farrier engaged has the professional competence and experience required to do the job and is engaged at the right freqency to ensure correct and appropriate maintenance.

I don't know who "Steve" is or how you 'found' him. But hopefully you took up references from vets and other professionals in the horse world? Checked he was a CJF farrier? Or otherwise checked his training and experience? Have seen horses he's maintained sound and understood what work they're in?

But having looked at the foot, it seems there's nothing that smacks anyone between the eyes as difficult or different and it appears to be a job within the remit of any competent farrier.

[Lady Redhawk]

I don't know how the pervious owner took care of him, but we are with our horses everyday and spend a lot of time with them. We know when something isn't right and do all we can to find out the problem. We have learned a lot since having our horses and still have a lot to learn. That is why we go to the experts and pay attention to what is said. Steve has been our farrier for a while now and has done a good job with our other horses. But they have never had this type of problem. Steve came to us highly recommended.

Thanks for the help and comments, we should know more today.

[Lady Redhawk]

Update: Smoke is all fixed up! Just needed a good triming and new shoes! No more "clicking" and he isn't tripping on his front hoofs!