Hoof size indicates the size of the coffin bone (barring any unattended flaring, overgrown hoof material or internal hoof pathologies). You want the coffin bone to be able to support the horse, so you wouldn’t really want little goat feet on a substantial bodied horse. You want the feet to match the overall bone and substance of the horse. Somewhere, on the farrier sites, I’ve seen reference to the size hoof which will support a specific weight, but I couldn’t find it this evening.
Karen
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Can any of you tell me if a big foot/shoe size translates to a rougher ride? I
am not into endurance, thus speed is not important to me, but do very long
distance rides. I'm a tall woman and prefer some height from my mount. I am
considering the purchase of a 16.2H Frisian/Morgan X. I'm not thrilled about
the xtra height (normally like to ride something about 15 1/2H)and am concerned
about the size of foot and weight 1400 lbs.
Do those of you who do non-compitive, distance riding/camping have an opinion
on this? I just figure nimble little goat feet hug the trail, so would a big
foot feel like T-Rex?
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