help TRIPPING ! (slightly long)

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so here is the story
14.3
irish x
bay gelding
11yo
I bought mac (macaulley) in 2008 from a dealer, he had been px for something more bombproof ! so i went to see him and we seamed to click so decided to have a 3 stage vetting on him not something i have done before. Well I got a call saying he had failed on some shadows on his eyes vet said cataract well it is no longer there! and a couple of possible sarcoids!! fly bites as they have also gone!! he passed his flextion tests so decided after a bit of haggling over price to get him after getting home he went over to bf over Christmas (he has school) and noticed he wasn't tracking up so got back lady out and she thinks he could of possible had a bad fall as his pelvis was fairly out so after alot of work from back lady ever 4 weeks we have got him right and has stayed sound to the day and hopeful for a long time to go .but now he is being worked in a consent outline when we go out hacking he seams to be tripping a lot only when hacking very rarely in the school .
could it be the start of something or am i just worried ?
could some joint supplement help ?

any advice appriciated
have a choccy bisquit and a cuppa :)
and a pic to finish

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apoligise for spelling and grammer
 
His feet look at dodgy angles to me.....what does your farrier think?

Edited - He's gorgious though!
 
Binky is right, what does your farrier think?
We've got some older ones that trip, which is due to arthritis, ringbone and ligament damage, we've switched them to natural balance shoes which has made a difference, but if he is tripping there will be an underlying problem which might mean getting a vet involved.
On a harder surface we find they tend to peck more, due to the way they have to lift the foot over rather than pull through the surface.
Suppliments might help, but finding the root of the cause might be more cost effective?

BTW he's really cute!
 
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If it gets worse also...I'd be inclined to get xrays done to rule out the dreaded 'N' word....He's a fairly chunky lad with dainty little feet. If his angles were off for a long time like in the old pic, you don't know how much stress it could have put on various other bits :)
 
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it was the derdded N word i am worrying about what do people think about barefoot as he only does it when worked in outline on hacks if i let him ride like a girraf he isnt as bad !!
 
My 15 y/o mare has stumbled and tripped a little for the past 3 years at least, instructor put it down to just a lazy mare (as its more when were doing flatwork, hacking), however recently she hasn't tracked up properly, and especially round a corner etc.

Vet came out, couldnt find anything, took her to be x rayed etc and then the farrier on the yard said she wasnt landing correctly on her foot. It was barely noticable (vets hadn't noticed), so she's on corrective remedial shoeing, the farrier at the vets thinks its partly conformational, but mainly due to incorrect shoeing, which has exagurated conformational fault, and over the years built up.

Obviously every case is different, but we would never have thought to have another farrier see her, it was just chance that the guy was at the vets yard.

I would get a 2nd opinion on farriery. We trusted our farrier 100%, and he's been shoeing our horses for over 8 years, but all it takes is a little mistake.
 
If she is doing alot more work she has probably muscled up more. Have you checked her saddle fit as a too-tight saddle pinching her shoulders can lead to tripping.
 
ha bran new saddle 2 weeks ago as old one wast sitting right had saddle fitter out and have got farrier an tue so will be having big words
 
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