My pony has got high heels

[Amylouise080887]

My farrier come out to give my 1 year old nf a trim and told me hes got very high heels and boxed feet, now I dont know much about what I can do but has anyone ever had any experience of this and what can I do to help?

 

[Cahill]

boxy upright feet can lead to jarring,like having no suspension in a car.

 

[sally2008]

Make sure that you get the feet attended to on a regular basis (every 8-10 weeks) to avoid them becoming out of balance.

 

[TheFarrier]

Your farrier will have to come regularly, think two to four weeks (to remove heel growth) to prevent the feet becoming boxed/upright and hopefully be able to counteract the problem otherwise you could end up with contracted tendons.

 

[Amylouise080887]

Is he more prone to lami now though?

 

[TheFarrier]

The shape of a horses feet does not dictate or indicate wether or not they are prone to laminitis. All horses and ponies should be treated as if they could get laminitis.

Its only if the feet have changed shape that this could be an indicator of a laminitis attack however that does not sound like the case and i would think that your farrier would have spotted it and mentioned it too you.