Odd shoe sound WWYD

[melbournesunrise]

I may just be being paranoid and over-anxious (normal for me at any time!), but...

Horse is shod on all four, feet done 10 days ago. Previous to that, he'd had a skewed shoe on his left hind, which he didn't do any schooling or hacking on, but he does live out 24/7.

After a week of 3 schooling sessions and a few days off, I took him on out hacking today. Some roads, some harder ground, some softer ground and hillwork. He loves it, and I found out today that he is fully capable of halt-canter!

During the road work, I was listening and watching for his footfalls. On that same back foot as the skewed shoe was, I could hear, in some of the trot work, a sort of chink noise - the sort of noise that makes you think the shoe is loose! We limited ourselves to walk from then, and the chink wasn't there at all. When I checked the foot and the shoe, there was no sign of looseness at all...

I'm really worried its going to be a problem, after having one skewed shoe. But if I can't find anything wrong, I don't feel like I can approach the farrier without seeming like a paranoid weirdo, because I'm so over-cautious and possibly a pain in the backside with it :S

What would you do in this situation - hearing the sound of a loose shoe, but not finding any loose qualities when checked??

 

[dappyness]

Dragging that hind? Is he being slightly lazy and clipping the toe on the ground?

 

[melbournesunrise]

Not impossible - he can be very lazy! I've had the vet and a chiro out recently, and they both said he is sound.

 

[HeresHoping]

What is the camber of your road like? Often if the camber is steep there can be an uneven sound that is more prominent behind, especially if going uphill when they take your weight back.

If it worries you, trot him up and video in slow motion if you can with an iphone - both in straight lines and on a circle. I think the slo-mo on there is the best thing ever invented for us equestrians. If you see something, you can send it to your vet for further analysis.

 

[melbournesunrise]

That's a good point, video in slow motion! I'll remember that for any time I am worried (I'll be doing it at least twice a week, at the rate I'm going at the moment!)

The road isn't great, to be honest. Round here they're dreadfully uneven, which might explain why I couldn't always hear it even in trot. It is a bit hilly...