Re: egg bar shoes / Marathon horse shoe

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Hi Wolfgang,
Perhaps I missed your original post...I read this one to Nelson.  He was
wondering if the twisting is causing a problem for your horse?  Does it
hurt his hips?  Hocks? What kind of horse is he?  He is 11 years old now. 
If the only problem is that he wears his shoes out fast but goes fine
otherwise, you might create a bigger problem if you try to correct it at
this stage of his life.  If the problem is related to poor trimming or
shoeing, then there might be a possibility to correct it but if it is due
to some conformational defect on the horse's part and this twist is his way
of compensating for some other problem, you could lame your horse in a
heartbeat trying to "fix" him.  


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: Wolfgang Schwingenheuer <wsabg@t-online.de>
> To: MARYYG@aol.com
> Cc: ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Subject: RC:  egg bar shoes / Marathon horse shoe
> Date: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 4:51 AM
> 
> MARYYG@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > snip
> 
> >  The sliding or twisting of the rear feet or foot
> > is due to improper trimming and balance of the feet or conformational
defect
> > in the hip of the horse.  The first is what I see the most and the
later is
> > rare.
> >
> >   Jaye
> > JShoes4U@aol
> 
>  Hi Jaye,
> 
> my horse, Ninja 11, is twisting both hind feet since I own him. He came
> originally from Poland at the age of 3, I bought him when he was 3 1/4.
From the
> very beginning he twisted the hinds. My farrier, who had learned his job
from
> Mr. Roeder, a well known "hoof-man" here in Germany, tried everything to
stop
> this, with no success. What do you mean by "improper trimming and
balance"?
> The twisting is one reason why we changed now from Marathon to iron horse
shoes
> again. The Marathons at the hinds were worn off within 100 km (62 miles)
of
> light work. At the front they will hold for approx. 200 - 300 km (120 -
180
> miles).
> If you like I can take some pics of the hind hooves to give you an idea.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Wolfgang + Ninja 11 (doing the twist)
> Germany
> 
> 
> 
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