clairefeekerry1
Well-Known Member
if a horses feet slightly turn in on the front what sort of corrective shoeing is required???? and how will it this default effect horses way of going???
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corrective shoeing advice
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Willza
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Well it all depends some horses can be pigeon toed and still technically sound, although it is a conformation fault a lot of horses do have it.
Whether it can be solved or not depends on the nature of the problem, apparently some horses are born pigeon toed and some are afflicted with it due to unbalanced wear on their hooves or poor trimming.
To find out either way try holding the leg up with your hand supporting under the cannon bone and bend the hoof up towards the back of the pastern. Watch how the hoof bends - does it come up towards the pastern centered or does it veer off a bit to the inside? Don't try to force it one way or the other ... just bend it 'naturally'. A truly pigeon-toed horse is going to veer off to the inside a bit and no matter how the hoof is trimmed that horse will remain pigeon-toed. In fact, the more one tries to 'correct' it, the worse the horse will become to the point of being lame. If the hoof bends up 'centered' then you can probably assume that its the trim job that has forced the horse to stand pigeon-toed and some form of correction is needed.
Whether it can be solved or not depends on the nature of the problem, apparently some horses are born pigeon toed and some are afflicted with it due to unbalanced wear on their hooves or poor trimming.
To find out either way try holding the leg up with your hand supporting under the cannon bone and bend the hoof up towards the back of the pastern. Watch how the hoof bends - does it come up towards the pastern centered or does it veer off a bit to the inside? Don't try to force it one way or the other ... just bend it 'naturally'. A truly pigeon-toed horse is going to veer off to the inside a bit and no matter how the hoof is trimmed that horse will remain pigeon-toed. In fact, the more one tries to 'correct' it, the worse the horse will become to the point of being lame. If the hoof bends up 'centered' then you can probably assume that its the trim job that has forced the horse to stand pigeon-toed and some form of correction is needed.
clairefeekerry1
Well-Known Member
i've had the horse vetted and the vet passed him, but just noted a bit of corrective shoeing wouldn't go a miss. he classed him as sound- should i be concerned??
SONIC1704
Well-Known Member
does it brush or have any problems with interferiance issues