Rolled toes on hinds , can you tell me..

[__Annie__]

why there would be a difference between the fitting/position of the left and right shoe?

There is a noticable gap between her toe and the front of the shoe on her left hind but hardly any gap on the right.

Have I made sense?

Thank You

 

[Stacie_and_Jed]

Jed has rolled toes on front and back but no gaps!!!

 

[the watcher]

either one slipped when it was being nailed on..

or the farrier is trying to balance them somehow

 

[__Annie__]

He said they were rolled toes , I'm learning here BTW

, but they look like normal shoes but positioned farther back.
She lost the left hind shoe twice, he replaced, and it is defo positioned farther back and there is also hoof showing on the outside of the shoe.
I asked him to check them when he came to shoe another horse on the yard, he said they were fine.
She's shod every 6w BTW
I'm doubting my gut instinct

I'll try and get photo's tonight
Sorry for rambling post, I'm just about at my wits end with the farrier/vet here

 

[__Annie__]

Thanks Watcher
I'll add that she is very good to shoe .
I wish he'd concentrate on balancing her pidgeon toed fore feet

This mare was as sound as a pound for 10 years, then I moved just over a year ago and I've had nothing but problems.
Maybe I'm being over dramatic, I will get some photo's

 

[amandathepanda]

I would say that if your mare has recently lost a shoe twice on the same foot that she will have probably broken a bit of foot off. The gap will be to encourage the toe to grow down so you have a pair of feet intead of one which is smaller than the other. I found my horses pigeon toes got better when he was worked - the legs strengthen and seem to straighten out. If your girl has had time off due to various problems you might find the same thing happens as she does more work.

 

[ecrozier]

Hmmm, I have had a few problems like this not that long ago. It doesn't sound ideal to me, when you say a gap, do you mean it looks like the_winter has described, which is that the shoe has slipped back so there is a gap in front, or as Panda above described, so that if the foot is on the floor and you look at it from in front, there is a gap above the shoe before the foot starts - does that make sense?

Rolled toes basically alter the point of breakover on the foot, and usually don't look masses different especially on the hind feet - more noticeable in front as instead of having one toe clip on each shoe they have two quarter clips. They will wear less as reduce the possibility of horse dragging its toes.

 

[ecrozier]

PS there really shouldn't be foot on the outside of the shoe.....pm me if you want, I'm no expert but have been through the mill this year with OH's mare, sound for 13 years, hunted, team chased, etc etc, changed farrier, mashed up the inside of her foot withing 8 weeks

ETS not saying it was definately the farrier's fault but was coincidental timing ...