Would you buy a horse with a box foot?

[myheartinahoofbeat]

Thanks to everyone who commented on this thread. I have been and ridden the horse and he just didn't gel with me or give me THAT feeling, so have walked away. Following on from everyone's comments and experiences I probably would have taken the risk if I had fallen in love with him

 

[Pinkvboots]

It's quite common in Arab's neither of mine have a pair of front feet and I have had problems with the flatter foot with both of them not the boxy one.

They are both barefoot and cope fine one is a bit uneven and lopsided but the other looks fairly symmetrical although his feet are a better pair!

 

[nikkimariet]

Depends. Young old proven unbacked etc and how severe. I had a WB I bought as a 2yo that had a boxy foot. Once he was home as a 3yo I had corrected it within a few months of careful trimming. It was always the more upright foot but he had incredible feet and was spectacularly sound. I would be very wary if buying something older that had worked that way for some time.

 

[scats]

I had a gelding with boxy feet and no, I wouldn’t buy again. He broke down at 6 with a collateral ligament injury and then the wheels all fell off.