FAO TheFarrier - Piccys of shoe

[Lippyx]

Hi,

As promised, piccy of shoes on the mare I ride:

The flat bit is on the out edge of the shoe and only on her hinds!

Thanks xx

 

[Bowen4Horses]

i've got those socks!

sorry, not related to your post at all

 

[LadyRascasse]

oh my word i have never seen shoes like that before, why does he/she have them?

 

[Ezme]

I think they're clydie showing shoes... I could be way off, very weird

 

[Happy2Hack]

Looks like Lateral Extensions! My mare had those to help with heel support.

 

[PaintboxEDT]

does she knock he hind legs together ? do they act as a weight sort of thing to stop it ?

 

[Lippyx]

She is very clumsy with all four feet! She has to wear over reach all round as she always catches her self!
In all the years I've been around horses I've never seen them either and thought it would be interesting to see what TheFarrier says they might be for?

 

[Nailed]

they look like a make shift attempt at trailered heals or as said liberal extension.

you friend wasn't actually that far off when she said they were driving shoes. trailered heels are used in trotting. x

 

[teddyt]

Lateral extensions are used for more support of the outside of the hoof or to stop the horse from bringing its limb too far under the body. Can help if the horse kicks itself. (but im not a farrier!)

 

[scally]

One of mine has had those on before, it was to make him take his weight more evenly as he throw his balance on the inside (think it was the inside not outside) of the hoof and the hoof was collapsing there, only on the hinds.

 

[irishdraftlover]

im not a farrier either but my horse has them to!! apparently they are known as spavin shoes-you can apparently buy them or farrier can make them as he does mine as my horse has bigger feet than the ready made ones. my vet recommended them as my horse moves very close behind and also has some degeneration in a hock joint(not a spavin) and they have helped

 

[FRESHMAN]

I would hazard a guess at a hock problem

 

[Peter026]

[ QUOTE ]
im not a farrier either but my horse has them to!! apparently they are known as spavin shoes-you can apparently buy them or farrier can make them as he does mine as my horse has bigger feet than the ready made ones. my vet recommended them as my horse moves very close behind and also has some degeneration in a hock joint(not a spavin) and they have helped

[/ QUOTE ]

Correct, this is a Lateral extension shoe used in supporting the outside of the limb, Used for bone spavins and other hock issues.
The lateral extension will also help straighten up his movement.

 

[TheFarrier]

Lateral extention welded on.
Its to improve the horses foot flight, to give it lateral support (if it weak behind or brushes)

Is the horse going better now these have been fitted?

 

[Ezme]

I'd be frightened of them ripping it off either on other things, esp our babies as they do tend to stand on top of each other! And definatly wouldn't want to pair drive anything with them on!

 

[Skippydo]

Just read your reply and pmsl