At 01:21 PM 11/26/96 -0800, you wrote:
>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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