If a horse has a loose front shoe

[Nortonlala]

What symptoms does it show?

 

[nikkiportia]

????????? Surely you would be able to see by looking at it, if it was loose??

 

[misterjinglejay]

Sounds 'clompy'!

 

[Nickijem]

It wiggles when you try to wiggle it!

 

[hellybelly6]

It chinks when the horse walks. It moves when you pick the foot up and wiggle the shoe, sometimes the nail clenches can be raised too.

 

[Nortonlala]

Re-phrase that then, tinny? What you say makes obvious but if a shoe was loose/tinny whatever how would the horse behave?

Thanks

 

[Nortonlala]

Rephrase that then, worn/tinny, how would the horse behave?

 

[smellyellie741]

if a shoe is loose the clenches will always be raised you maybe able to pull it away front the foot it will make a higher sound than the of a not loose shoe when the shoe is also slightly twisted it is said to be loose

 

[nikkiportia]

Sometimes, no different, but usually they will step funny with that leg, maybe be a bit short on it.
I'm curious why you ask though?

 

[Nortonlala]

Genius

You make total sense that is what I noticed has happened.

However now ride the horse how would it ride?

 

[misterjinglejay]

Not sure a horse would behave differently.

 

[Nortonlala]

Cause that is what she is doing however, I've assumed she has something properly wrong with her. I done everything you would do but I'm sweating on the farrier...they'll be along soon...Mon/Tues but I was toying with some bute if she was in pain? I'm glad I haven't as I think she has nothing wrong with her but a pair of knackered shoes...we do a lot of roadwork....Thank you everyone I'll enjoy my Sunday evening and look for ticks on my dogs

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

The horse would probably ride alright but in riding with a loose shoe you may make it more loose & cause it to twist & you wouldn't want the horse to be riden with a twisted shoe.

 

[poiuytrewq]

After a very awful shoeing- only 2 weeks ago my horse has lost one hind and has 3 loose shoes!!
Weird thing i noticed is that it clicks, not the usual tinny sound but like a joint clicking- not sure if maybe one shoe is hitting the other as he walks? Never heard it before with a loose shoe though!