Re: RC: tucking the butt

["Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>]

Actually, doesn't squaring/shortening hind toes lead to a faster 
breakover & increase the likelyhood of catching the front??? It's 
typically the front toes that are too long, preventing the front foot 
from breaking over & getting out of the way.
Nancy Mitts
>Horsestwo@aol.com wrote:
>> In a message dated 4/25/99 5:05:25 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
>> jlbenke@atnet.net writes:
>> << Horse, 15+ hands, tends to overreach (farrier has comptensated 
with
>> trailers
>>  on rear shoes and a clip for the front shoes). >>
>> I have horses with squared toes on rear to keep from over 
reaching.  I
>> haven't heard of using trailers for anything except straightening 
out the
>> foot flight or stance of halter horses.
>Most farriers who shoe hard-working horses seem to opt for the 
squared
>hind toe/rockered front toe approach, making sure that all toes are 
on
>the short side & shoes set SLIGHTLY back on the foot, feet balanced 
of
>course.
>Clips add stability to the shoe placement and make them easier to 
nail,
>but really do nothing to benefit overreaching.
>-Abby B


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