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JMHO Angie.  Your right, in that a person can only do so much with some type of travel/conformation issue.  If you try to correct it completely, you may vary well cause other problems, putting stress on joints/soft tissue that because of how the horse is made, he isn't as capable of tolerating.....not at our sport.  So, what I have done, is work with what I have, correct it enough so that I can stand to look at it, but not sweat the fact that it isn't perfect.   They can still be balanced at a stand still, and then that *something* happens when they hit that big trot, etc.

 

Jody

 

PS.  I have been working with Cash Pony, Dr. Waldron has recently convinced me that aluminium shoes will hold up.  I tried them and loved them.  But, the point is Cash has a constance balance issue on his rt. front.  I knew this from day one, I have been fighting it every shoeing, the lighter shoe does help him, (hoof flight follows weight).  So, even IF I don't get him perfect, the lighter shoe helps to minimize his hoof flight....which if you haven't seen Cash trot, just imagine a TWH with pads on the front end....sort of.  He does this big funky swinging thing...but he is 1/2 TWH  !!!!

 

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> it is the horse's fault...is there something a farrier can do that would
> be a help to the horse or do you consider that just a part of the horse?
>
> Angie
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