Do young horse's grow out of pulling shoes off?

[deedee123]

I have just had my 4 year old warmblood’s shoes taken off all round as she was a nightmare for pulling them off in the field. I have tried everything including two pairs of over reach and consistant turnout to stop her running and playing however my farrier suggested that we take the shoes off for a while, use a hoof hardener and wait for her to grow a stronger foot as in 6 months she has ended up with brittle broken feet after bucking and twisting and weakening the nails resulting in at least 2 shoes off every shoeing cycle.

Has anyone gone through this and had their horses grow out of pulling shoes off? i hope so!

Does anyone have any recommendation of hoof boots to hack out in? Hacking keeps her head sound!

 

[lannerch]

Yup mine used to pull his shoes of constantly when he was young, as he matured and got more balanced he did it less and less and now it is a very rare occasion.

 

[deedee123]

I thinks its more that she prats about in the field and loosens all the nails in the front shoes, there is absolutely nothing to stand on.

shoes are off now, she is quite sore but hopefully in a few months the feet will be strong enough to hold onto the shoes.

thanks for your answer

 

[Birker2020]

I thinks its more that she prats about in the field and loosens all the nails in the front shoes, there is absolutely nothing to stand on.

shoes are off now, she is quite sore but hopefully in a few months the feet will be strong enough to hold onto the shoes.

thanks for your answer

Keratex hoof hardener is fantastic for hardening the hooves. She's probably pulling them off because she is unbalanced and is therefore forging and striking the back of her front shoes. If the farrier rolls the front toes you might find that she moves differently and the breakover is increased and this no longer happens.

Over reach boots would help so long as they go low enough. Put a load of vaseline/baby oil around the lip of the boot that's in contact with the coronet band area to prevent rubbing.

Sometimes horses lose shoes because the foot becomes wet (like the conidtions we had before this heat wave). When the foot is constantly wet through mud or water off the grass the nail holes become enlarged and the hoof becomes soft (think of your finger nails in the bath). When this happens the nails holding the shoes do not have such a purchase and the shoe comes off.