Forging...shoeing

[carthorse]

Bit of history. Rising 5 warmblood mare, working beautifully then suddenly started to nap. Called vet scanned hinds and found no problem. Vet suggested raising heel slightly with acrylic and heartbar. Call physio/chiro.
6 back treatments and she is going beautifully again and nearly in full work. Second set of special shoes on these are graduated heart bar but only slight piece down frog and not really touching frog much. Next shoes should be normal ones as now have more heel.
My problem is forging, she never did it before and didnt when shoes were first changed but does now. Had side clips on fronts this time but still happening. Do you think when she is back in normal shoes next month it will stop. Did dressage today and got nearly 70% but couldnt ask for her best trot as didnt want her to forge too much

 

[ridefast]

Take shoes off, problem solved

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Talk to your farrier about this. He knows the horse much better than any-one on the forum.

 

[carthorse]

Thanks. Yes I did on Friday when he shod her and he put side clips on fronts but it hasnt helped. Just wondered if it is because her hind heels have been raised.

 

[YorksG]

At five could it be a balance issue for her? Particularly if her way of going has changed a little because of the specialist shoeing? It may improve as she learns to carry herself differently.

 

[carthorse]

She never did it before so hope it goes when back to normal shoes. Will have to sort before regionals next month

 

[Gloi]

I would think that having raised heels on the shoes is fractionally altering the timing of the breakover in her gaits so hopefully when she is back to normal shoes she will be alright.

 

[maccachic]

Could be discomfort somewhere and she has changed her movement to compensate.