pigeon toed on one front leg/foot

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Buds is pigeon toed on one front - farrier coming friday..
he is currently barefoot and always has been since I bought him, going to put shoes on him friday to see if it helps him.
he has been shuffly mainly downhill and does bunny hop behind in trot downhill out the field. few issues going on there..poss hocks or pelvis?
he is currently on bute trial with vet..bone scan next as we are more or less baffled - thank god he is insured as can see MRIs on horizon too.
done some digging too and I think he has an old tendon injury in leg that he is pigeon toed in.? could that be a factor? thing is when lame he doesnt seem to favour any leg as such?
 
I have a filly that is pigeon toed. She sadly has ringbone (caused by a trauma) in one fore and the resultant lameness also caused lameness behind across the diagonal. I had a McTimoney person out and they found her pelvis to be very unlevel and I am sure that was due to her compensating behind. So I would agree with your idea that the pelvis could be out. My mare is barefoot currently as she has been turned away for the winter - I want to try and keep her barefoot with a nice roll to place the least stress on her bad fore.
 
Something wrong you need a good equine vet pronto.
I don't think I would shoe him until the vets taken a look it might muddy the water.
 
I would get a good vet and farrier its strange to suddenly just happen, quite a few youngsters are slightly toe in but with good regular trimming can be corrected, my young Arab was slightly but he is much better now with good trims.
 
Pinkvboots said:
I would get a good vet and farrier its strange to suddenly just happen, quite a few youngsters are slightly toe in but with good regular trimming can be corrected, my young Arab was slightly but he is much better now with good trims.
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got good vet and farrier. as I said he is on bute trial and farrier coming friday.!
 
‘Old tendon injury in effected leg‘.
This will often heal with calloused tissue being left behind, this in turn can lead to contraction of the healed area, thus causing an action defect.
Please be careful when shoeing pigeon toed horses, it is imperative that you ascertain whether the deviation is a necessary compromise.
I have had too many cases where the farrier has tried their best to make the leg travel straight, only to find that the shoeing has exsasapate the deviation.
You might like to read the “ Biomechanical lameness” section on this page http://www.rockfoot.com/lameness.html
 
Heelfirst said:
‘Old tendon injury in effected leg‘.
This will often heal with calloused tissue being left behind, this in turn can lead to contraction of the healed area, thus causing an action defect.
Please be careful when shoeing pigeon toed horses, it is imperative that you ascertain whether the deviation is a necessary compromise.
I have had too many cases where the farrier has tried their best to make the leg travel straight, only to find that the shoeing has exsasapate the deviation.
You might like to read the “ Biomechanical lameness” section on this page http://www.rockfoot.com/lameness.html
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I agree with this. The farrier needs to shoe the horse infront of him and not try to correct conformation faults. This is where barefoot can benefit the horse as he will wear according to comfort.
 
I had a pigeon-toed mare. Farrier never tried to correct the hoof and just shod to how it was. My mare never had a days lameness in the 6 years that i owned her and competed at top RC level in SJ and XC. Never affected her but i believe that was because my farrier did not try to change the hoof.
 
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