to short of trim

[wfdonhall]

Hi
I got a horse in for training and I guess he had real long feet and there trimmer trimmed him down to nothing and he is very tender on his front feet, and cannot move around very well Should I put shoes on him? Or wait?
Thank you

[calshoer]

Well, how soon do you want to start using him?

[wfdonhall]

Well I don’t get lame horses that often; if they are not timed before they come I tell them not to trim them so I can trim them to balance. the horse is in for training and I would like to train them but can’t ride them when they are sore. so I am at a stand still of what I should do and what I can do. I don’t understand why so many farriers take so much hoof and lame them up. I didn’t go to school to learm to trim, I spent many years trimming wild horses in central Oregon and every time I see domesticated horses feet they are a mess it ticks me off. Well any way should I shoe him or wait it out, I don’t like the idea of a horse standing around while in training doing nothing and I don’t want to make him more sore then he is so that’s my delima.

[Jack Evers]

If he's in for training, I wouldn't wait - shoe him and get on with it. With the owners knowledge and permission of course.

[caballus]

You could also try fitting him with boots as a viable alternative to shoes.

--Gwen

[Tom Stovall, CJF]

caballus in gray

You could also try fitting him with boots as a viable alternative to shoes.

Why futz about with half measures? Boots are never a viable alternative to shoes because off-the-shelf boots can't be fitted as precisely as shoes, don't offer the same stabilization as shoes, can't be left on the foot 24/7, and interfere with normal movement.

If I were doing it, I'd nail a pair of seated out, wide web, aluminums on the poor beast and get on with the training. :)