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Re: [RC] losing shoes - Jon . Linderman
Ron,
I sympathize w/sudden shoe loss. I think you have to find out how she is
losing her shoes. One of our geldings truely "throws" his front shoes and
in the mud he will lose his front shoes. Any sniff of rain & I try to make
sure hes in a fairly dry area.
On another gelding his loss of front shoes is overreaching in the back and
popping off his front shoes. I think the cure for these 2 problesm is
different, and it been my experience that clips won't help if he's over
reaching. I was at my wits end last year both with overreaching and losing
shoes, and interference on a horse who'd had neither problem. The ride
vet, who should be sainted long before she dies, and the ride farrier & I
worked under the light of truck headlights walking and trotting the shoe
popper along a path and watched his gait. 5 quick minutes of rasping toe
and he longer had either problem. The next day he competed in pure slop &
came home w/4 snug shoes.
See if yo can give your farrier some insight into how shes losing 'em.
Jon
"Steven Proe"
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03/06/2003 01:53 PM
Hi Ron: Are you using clips on your shoes? If not this will help a great
deal, lose any long trailers which you may have on your shoes. You should
make sure your rear hoofs are squared off.
HTH
Steven Proe
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Lerma
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 10:13 AM
Subject: [RC] losing shoes
I need some suggestions. I have owned my mare for 51/2 years and up until
last month she has never lost a shoe. Now in a three week period she has
thrown three shoes. It has been rainy here in San Diego(I know, hard to
beleive, huh?) and lots of mud. Fortunately her corral is kept very clean
and dry and her hooves look great according to my farrier, who has been
her farrier all of her life. I finally felt her pull the last shoe and it
was when crossing a deep and very sticky mudhole. She is only shod in the
front and she has pulled shoes from both hooves. I am now riding looking
at her feet constantly, my friends think I am paranoid. But the truth is,
I can't afford to keep having the farrier out every week!! I started
using bell boots at first, but they obviously don't help when it comes to
mud. I am afraid to try my easyboots, because they are even more expensive
to lose! Plaese help with any suggestions!!
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