PapaFrita
Well-Known Member
Horses (not mine!) have been unshod for about 8 months, and pretty much left to themselves with the odd rasp to tidy up cracks. They live out 24/7, we have had no rain in months, and the ground is v hard, but where they are is pretty much dried grass and dirt. Diet is alfalfa (because there is no grass)
One of the horses, a 4yo mare who was shod briefly has nice wide frogs but her feet are getting more and more upright. She's wearing her toes to the point that her front feet are getting wider than they are long
The second horse is much older, 19,I think and has been shod most of his life. His feet are a more 'normal' shape, but again, wearing much faster at the toe and the frogs are more contracted than the mare.
In my original post I said both horses were sound, but when getting photos yesterday, I noticed that the gelding is NOT 100% He looked footy, but he may be sore from an old shoulder injury?
Gelding- Hercules
One of the horses, a 4yo mare who was shod briefly has nice wide frogs but her feet are getting more and more upright. She's wearing her toes to the point that her front feet are getting wider than they are long
The second horse is much older, 19,I think and has been shod most of his life. His feet are a more 'normal' shape, but again, wearing much faster at the toe and the frogs are more contracted than the mare.
In my original post I said both horses were sound, but when getting photos yesterday, I noticed that the gelding is NOT 100% He looked footy, but he may be sore from an old shoulder injury?
Gelding- Hercules
