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Well, if there was another choice and that horse was equally good, then I would buy him over the horse with questionable feet.  Probably not the answer you wanted to hear....but in this business.....feet mean a lot.

 

Jody

Mary Krauss <lazykfarm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Righto. I can picture what you mean. Still, would you buy a young
horse that had naturally occurring lowish heels, I mean, if you could
buy a different horse instead?

This young horse's feet worry me a bit, mostly because I don't know
what "normal" is. Salima and Bruiser both have more than average heel
and that makes me think every other horse hasn't enough. It's not like
he has no heel---boy there's a lot to learn in this business.... Thank
goodness for you all!

Mary K.
p.s. he's sure sweet--why do I always relate to most nutso horses out
there??? First Salima, now a super-charged, untrained 3 year-old....
Oh, and did I tell you about the fabulous but untrained 6 year-old
black stallion I went to look at.... :-)

On Thursday, February 23, 2006, at 03:00 PM, Jody Rogers-Buttram wrote:

> There is always the quicker method to raising the heels.  By using a
> bar wedgepad, you do two things.  One, you automatically can raise the
> heel, so that you can use the horse without that worry of "tearing him
> up"....and Two, with the bar, you are applying frog pressure to
> stimulate the growth of the hoof, including the heel.  I have had in
> the past several horses that came to me with just this problem. 
> Usually on only one front hoof.  In 2 shoeings, I was able to increase
> the growth/angle of the hoof to take the pad off.  Cash Pony is a
> prime example.  He was low in the heel in the rt. front, put the pad
> on him, rode him, and in two shoeings the pad was able to be removed. 
> He has great feet and angles now.  Some horses don't respond as
> quickly, but it is the route I would take. 
> Another thing I think is interesting....I never give them hoof
> supplements.  Kinda funny since I am a farrier.  But they honestly
> don't need them.  I sometimes shoe the horses every 2-3 weeks when we
> have a lot of rides together.  I have yet, to not have good hoof to
> nail to.  Maybe I am just lucky, and I am certainly not knocking the
> use of hoof supplements.  But, I was taught in shoeing school, the
> paint on kind are not worth it, and if you want to use a hoof
> enhancement, use the feed kind.  Remember, the hoof is growing, and
> that hoof you see, is like your fingernails......already made.
>  
> Jody and the girls ( who are going to get a workout this weekend)
>
> Ginny Holsman wrote:
>
>
>
> Yes, low heels are a sign of navicular or lead to navicular. Horses
> should
> have no less than 1" heel. Some horses need more heel than others.
> Underslung heels often develop low heels. Underslung heels are often
> the
> result of navicular. It is not wise to buy or maintain a horse in that
> way.
> Although quite often a horse that has not had proper hoof care can be
> corrected with proper hoof care; it takes 6 months to a year, usually
> to
> correct low heels (9including supplements); longer without
> supplements, or
> sometimes impossible without supplements.
>
>
>
> >From: Mary Krauss
> >To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [RC] Query #2: why are low heels bad?
> >Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:15:23 -0800
> >
> >Are some horses better off with low heels? Why not? Assuming the
> farrier
> >isn't doing something odd to the horse that could be changed, would
> you
> >avoid buying a young horse with low heels?
> >Mary K.
> >
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