Critique these hooves for me?

TheMule

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I'd appreciate any opinions on her feet. She has been fully unshod for a couple of years. She does naturally go pigeon toed when left for a while between trims, that's a genetic trait.

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Off fore
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Near hind
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A new set of photos please, with the camera down on the floor. You can't judge much from the angle you have take. Plus sole shots.

Why are you asking? I don't like getting involved in someone's dispute with their trimmer, so it would be good to know what has prompted you to ask now.

Is the horse sound? On all .surfaces?
 
Oh dear, I risked my life getting these and she's back in her muddy field far from all hosepipes! I'll try to do better next time....
I'm not in dispute with anyone, she's trimmed by my farrier as and when she needs doing. However, I'd like to know if he's doing an ok job, he took sole and frog off 2 trimmings ago so she was very footy for ages but is sound and happy on all surfaces now. However, she has a strong family history of navicular and I'd prefer to prevent his if possible
 
Probably has cushings- quick test straight away! ;)

On a serious note more help to OP
They aren't ideal shots, however looks like not too bad hooves from the outside. Sole shots would be good so that you can see how the frogs are working for the horse. Is she having any issues at the moment?

Spookily my mare has a scar just like the one on your mare but its on the inside of near hind!
 
dianchi said:
Spookily my mare has a scar just like the one on your mare but its on the inside of near hind!
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Idiot horse decided to jump a 4ft stretch of barbed wire next to her gate, the only barbed wire on the property and, sods law, my ultra careful showjumper left her pasterns on it. I guess that's horses for you!!
 
TheMule said:
Oh dear, I risked my life getting these and she's back in her muddy field far from all hosepipes! I'll try to do better next time....
I'm not in dispute with anyone, she's trimmed by my farrier as and when she needs doing. However, I'd like to know if he's doing an ok job, he took sole and frog off 2 trimmings ago so she was very footy for ages but is sound and happy on all surfaces now. However, she has a strong family history of navicular and I'd prefer to prevent his if possible
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Sorry :)


They look too long to me but you can't tell without sole shots. If she's got a family history of hoof lameness I'd be wanting to make sure her frogs were ground bearing on a smooth surface.

They look good quality but there is a suspicious pink line that looks to me like a stress line, in at least one of them. That would suggest possible imbalance and given photos from ground level, I'd be looking to see if your farrier is correct in trimming her out of her pigeon toed stance.

Please do not allow the cushings comment above to worry you, it was made by someone who is annoyed that I thought it would be a good idea to test her 19 year old mare who is sore on stones. There is nothing to suggest that your horse would benefit from a cushings test.
 
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