Hoof photo- is anyone able to have a look please?

[millitiger]

Just sense checking my views on this- would you expect so much of the heel bulb to be visible from this view please?
And if you zoom in, you can see from the bulb itself that it's in contact with the floor as is visibly scuffed.

Thank you

 

[YourValentine]

Sorry can't comment on the shoeing, but was wondering what the pad arrangement is and for? Not seen it before.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

That doesn't look right to me the shoe is not giving any heel support and the heel shouldn't be touching the ground, but I have found some farriers fit them like that when they use pads because if they fit the shoe further back there is more chance the horse standing on it with the opposite foot and pulling it off.

I imagine that hoof has underrun heels and it looks really flat.

 

[Highmileagecob]

Probably depends on the reason for the shoe arrangement, and the intended benefit. Is it the intention to remove after healing, or is this to keep the horse sound?

 

[HelenBack]

You might be as well doing a side on shot of the foot on the floor as well to see how much heel support the shoe is giving. My horse is in these currently and I've had to change farriers because the first farrier did an absolutely shocking job and fitted shoes that were well and truly too small. Current farrier (who does seem to know his stuff and be conscientious) says that if you choose a shoe that fits without a pad it usually ends up too small once the pad goes on as well.

I think it probably does look like it could do with giving a bit more heel support from the photo you've posted though.

 

[millitiger]

Side view

 

[HelenBack]

I don't think it looks as bad in the side photo as might have been expected from the bottom. Personally I think the shoe is fitted a bit on the short side and I would want a bit more heel support but I do think a lot of farriers fit this way a lot of the time. The horse's heels themselves look better than I was imagining though.

Is this the first time your horse has had the pads or has something changed from previous shoeings to make you concerned or has it been this way for a while?

 

[poiuytrewq]

I wonder if the lack of heel support is so help
Prevent them being continually pulled off?
I had one years ago, shod with the same style shoe and pads/fillers. They helped massively but were being lost every couple of days so my farrier took away the extra to support his heel for a short time until the hoof improved and was more able to hold a shoe.

 

[ycbm]

I don't think it looks as bad in the side photo as might have been expected from the bottom. Personally I think the shoe is fitted a bit on the short side and I would want a bit more heel support but I do think a lot of farriers fit this way a lot of the time. The horse's heels themselves look better than I was imagining though.

Is this the first time your horse has had the pads or has something changed from previous shoeings to make you concerned or has it been this way for a while?

This but I would be very unhappy with the big dip in the event lines at the heel. Sorry if this worries you but I wouldn't expect a horse with heels like that to stay sound long term.

 

[expanding_horizon]

Progressive Equine (Wayne Turner) uses this style a lot and has lots of recent photos on facebook.

 

[HelenBack]

This but I would be very unhappy with the big dip in the event lines at the heel. Sorry if this worries you but I wouldn't expect a horse with heels like that to stay sound long term.

I think that's the purpose of this shoe and pad package, to stimulate improved heel growth and strengthen the digital cushion and so basically encourage growth of a better back of the foot.

There's a lot of evidence of its effectiveness, including the Aussie guy mentioned above who does lots of x-rays and photographs documenting progress. I think there's probably also a lot of cases of the shoes not being well applied and/or the trim not being great as well sadly. Suppose that's the same as anything though really!