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Re: [RC] interferes, forges, clanking, need imput - Barbara McCraryThe action you describe is called forging. Interfering is an action where the horse is clipping the inside of the opposite fetlock joint with his hoof. If the horse is shod, then the shoe usually shaves off hair from that opposite joint. Eventually, this can become either a nasty wound or can make the horse lame. Forging is just awfully noisy. It can be reduced or eliminated by some tweaking of the shoeing job. Your farrier should know what to do. Barbara McCrary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: [RC] interferes, forges, clanking, need imput Please Reply to: Tara Tara3189@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Not sure what you all call this situation.. I have heard .. Interferes, forges/forging, clanking... Everyone calls it a different name. But I wanted to ask a endurance person.. as Long distance is the sport I'm wanting to use her in. My mare' rear hoof is striking the bottom of the front foot. On one(same) side. She only started this since I shoed her last week. I have always kept her barefoot.. but now putting on shoes as I have been training her for some up coming LD's. Also because she was starting to get a crack and wanted to help pervent this from getting worse. Does any one else have this problem with thier horses and if so what do you do? Do you wear bell boots? or do you square the hind toe? Is it a farrier fault? If he does square/block the hind hoof.. should it be done on both sides, even if its only one side she is striking? asking if should be done on both sides, because does it set off balance? Or is this interferes.. something that is not a big deal as long as she not hitting the bulb of her foot.. but just metal to metal? Any suggestions are welcome.. I would really like to fine a farrier that works on endurance horses..... I"m in Dallas, Texas.. any one from this area or east of Dallas with any great farriers? THANKS Tara ============================================================ REAL endurance is taking your non-horsey family to a ridecamp with you! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ REAL endurance is eating egg salad sandwiches for 3 days straight! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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