Could any people knowledgable about feet take a look at these?

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I took these today as I recently noticed my NF has a frog which isnt central within the hoof and wondered if this might impact him negatively - farrier has never mentioned it though. Also today I noticed that his near fore has a furry white line which i've never seen before and I was wondering if this may be something to worry about.

He is 3.5 years old. Lives in during the day and out at night on a half acre paddock. Farrier is doing his 6 week trim as per usual on tuesday so I was wondering if there is anything about the routine/lifestyle or trim I should change.
Pic 1 is of furry white line
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Pic two is a general of that foot
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pic three is of the wonky frog
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Many thanks
 
I'm not at all knowledgable about feet but it looks fine to me. Lots of horses don't have truly central frogs and the white line looks normal too.
 
Not sure if his frog is wonky as such, the unevenness looks more heel based to me, like he is slightly contracted on the inside? Might just be the pics though.

The other feet look okay, just in need of a trim :)
 
shadowboy said:
Do you mind explaining why? I'm happy to try other farriers but I want to know whats wrong with these/why he might have done a bad job?
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He is very long in the toe, which in time will make him flat footed. The white line is normal though, perhaps he is just due to be trimmed. I didnt mean to sound rude! At this ponys age good trimming is essential.
 
lionman said:
He is very long in the toe, which in time will make him flat footed. The white line is normal though, perhaps he is just due to be trimmed. I didnt mean to sound rude! At this ponys age good trimming is essential.
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Ah ok, yes is due on tuesday- it will have been 6 weeks on tuesday since the last trim. You werent rude- I just dont really know what im looking at when it comes to the hoof- other than the basics sadly- so just rying to learn a bit more. Thank you for replying.
 
I suggest you buy First Feet and have a look at Rockley Farm website.
They look too long to me, we would like to see the hoof as well as the sole.
I would try walking him 30 mins per day on tarmac to educate him and his feet.
Make sure his bedding is clean and dry.
 
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MrsD123 said:
I suggest you buy First Feet and have a look at Rockley Farm website.
They look too long to me, we would like to see the hoof as well as the sole.
I would try walking him 30 mins per day on tarmac to educate him and his feet.
Make sure his bedding is clean and dry.
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He is hacked out 3 x a week for about 40min. He's on a new bed of shavings its very dry- in fact I was worried his whole lifestyle was too dry- there is no mud in fied as wee use woodchip in gateways and it hasn't rained for ages.
 
He has too much hoof wall. You need to have it cut back before you can properly see how wonky his foot is. If he truly does have an off centre frog look carefully at the leg above it before you rush to try and change the foot, it may be compensation for a less than straight leg or shoulder. My hunting horse's foot does this each time I lay him off for the summer and then comes straight again when he is in work and I can correct the fact that he holds himself bent naturally.
 
Ok thanks CPtrayes- I'll have him trimmed as per usual on tuesday and then pop some photos up for comparison if you dont mind casting your eye over them?
 
shadowboy said:
Ok thanks CPtrayes- I'll have him trimmed as per usual on tuesday and then pop some photos up for comparison if you dont mind casting your eye over them?
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It'd be a pleasure :)

Meanwhile, to reassure yourself, put your hand over the edge of overgrown foot to block it out of your sight and concentrate only on the sole. I think, pretty sure, that the frog is central within the SOLE and that's absolutely fine. Your frayed white line is also white, showing that it's probably just old and unneeded. The fraying is where the two sets of "fingers" which hold the hoof wall to the foot have come "unzipped", if you see what I mean. If it was diseased it would probably be black.
 
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