Re: forging & squaring of hind hooves...

Jessica Tuteur (jessicat@napanet.net)
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 13:21:28 -0800

To the list: Help. My farrier also squares hind feet and sets the shoes back
to increase breakover and so that my mare won't pull off her front shoes
(though she has never pulled a shoe). Now my mare has a couple things going
on: she is not great up hill, wants to lunge up not trot, she often has sore
hamstrings and has pulled muscles in hind end in the past. Also at last ride
vet said her flexor tendon in back leg was sore so I pulled at 13 miles.

Could this be a shoeing problem???Maybe on top of other problems???Please help.

Thanks.

:-)Jessica

>Farrier, who I believe is a good one with years of experience, squared
>the back hooves and shortened his breakover point once I told him he
>was forging. He stopped forging until he became tired on long rides
>(understandable). When he and I are paying attention and I am working
>hard at keeping him collected and he is calm, etc...ramble on.... he
>doesn't forge. This, keep in mind, is with the squared off back
>hooves.
>
>His shoes were pulled a couple weekends ago for the winter. I had the
>farrier examine his feet carefully before pulling, any signs of uneven
>wear or tear, etc...none. He thought his feet looked great.
>
>So, when he is reshod: should I have his shoes set "normal" and start
>at square one as if he never forged before? If he forges, should I try
>Ti's longer back length, shorter angle front or square his back again?
> Should I get him trotting out on soft earth in his bare feet to see if
>he is forging? He's never nicked himself. I didn't realize squaring
>the back was considered "drastic". I do expect to get a lot of arena
>work /collection training for him accomplished this winter as well as
>balance /posting correctly work for me (on a well trained horse I'm not
>allowed to take off the ranch), before he is reshod.
>
>Thanks to all who have participated in this discussion..I'm learning
>tons. We do the best with what we have to work with. It is not always
>a perfect world so please don't condemn any of us who are not 100%
>perfect riders. I am one of the "catch-up" crowd but no way ashamed of
>it.
>
>ps, I'm on archives now so feel free to email me privately too....
>
>Kimberly (&Mystery the Morab..."I'll trade this lunge line collection
>crap for the trail anyday....but she says its good for me! )
>
>Petaluma, CA (where the sun if finally shining and we'll be rid'in! )
>
>

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