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Post by foxylady on Jul 23, 2016 8:26:11 GMT
Ok I went to see a pony which we liked but it obviously has not had any attention to its feet as they were badly out of balance ( he is only 3) and had an issue with the farrier and his left hind. We decide to have him vetted and the vet said he was sound but he needed work done to his feet and maybe special shoes . He did manage to flex his left hind but was difficult . My gut instinct along with my farrier is to leave well alone he was very neglected when current owner bought him so have found out as he didn't actually fail can I do this .
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Post by comanchediva on Jul 23, 2016 8:34:06 GMT
If your gut instinct is to leave well alone then you've answered your own question.
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Post by sjw87 on Jul 23, 2016 8:51:53 GMT
I'd go with my farrier's opinion - my farrier has fixed a lot of problem feet for me over the years (horses that would be pts otherwise when they came to me) but not all problems can be fixed and if you want to show, you can't do so whilst they are in remedial shoes. For what it's worth (and I'm not a barefoot evangelist), a lot of problems can be fixed without shoes by a good farrier
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Post by sarahp on Jul 23, 2016 9:28:26 GMT
I'd be inclined to have a longer chat with the vet who vetted him. For me it would most likely depend on if it's just a trimming issue or if it's a joint issue further up the leg. At 3yo the pony's still growing, but the growth plates in the joints close from the bottom upwards so to speak, so if it stems from a joint problem further up the leg it may not be easy to sort out with shoeing/trimming. I can't remember which joint when, but the vet should!
I agree with sjw87 that a huge amount of improvement to the feet can be done by regular trimming from a good farrier without the need for shoes, but I'd like to know the joints are straight first, especially if I was buying the pony.
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