seabiscuit
Well-Known Member
Woody's feet look tiny after shoeing today, plus he was very lame. I accept that they can be lame after shoeing, thats fine I guess, so I will wait a few days to see if that settles down, or it could be a nail prick. Tho he has never EVER been one to be lame after shoeing.
Am just worried about how small theyve suddenly become. My farrier was doing such a super job until now, and was very pleased, left him to it today and this evening he had 4 tiny feet
There literally seems to just be one , maybe one and a half inch of foot there from the ground to the coronet band, whearas before he had a decent two inches of foot there.
I know that the farrier was working on bringing his toes back and heels up -which I loved when he first started shoeing my horse- was just so delighted to have finally found a farrier that cuts of plenty of toe- but it now seems that things have become a little extreme in the fact that the feet are now suddenly looking so small and the heel seems to have, in fact, decreased?
They are just too small for his body now, TBH.
Obv Im not a farrier so cannot judge. Am very good at criticising farriers for leaving the toes far too long and heels too collapsed, as that is what so many of them make the mistake of doing, but I know nothing about this other extreme? Thoughts?
ETS; Have got pictures on my phone, in fact am really worried now just looking at them again- cant download them onto here but if there are any feet experts out there that I could text them to, then would be v. gratefull!
Am just worried about how small theyve suddenly become. My farrier was doing such a super job until now, and was very pleased, left him to it today and this evening he had 4 tiny feet
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I know that the farrier was working on bringing his toes back and heels up -which I loved when he first started shoeing my horse- was just so delighted to have finally found a farrier that cuts of plenty of toe- but it now seems that things have become a little extreme in the fact that the feet are now suddenly looking so small and the heel seems to have, in fact, decreased?
They are just too small for his body now, TBH.
Obv Im not a farrier so cannot judge. Am very good at criticising farriers for leaving the toes far too long and heels too collapsed, as that is what so many of them make the mistake of doing, but I know nothing about this other extreme? Thoughts?
ETS; Have got pictures on my phone, in fact am really worried now just looking at them again- cant download them onto here but if there are any feet experts out there that I could text them to, then would be v. gratefull!