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Re: RC: Squaring toes of hind hooves



If she is dropping out in the hind end, I'd get my vet out to look at the stifles and consult with him. Squaring
toes is fine for some and not for others. There are also other ways to attack forging. Dressage training comes to
mind. You can also try taking toe off the front or even a Natural Balance Shoe on the front to attack forging.

Truman

"guest@endurance.net" wrote:

> Corky Unclecorkysgirl@aol.com
> Can anybody tell me if it is damaging to square the toes
> on my horse's hind feet? (She wears shoes in the back, too)
>
> If she goes for 25 miles, at least twice in that time,
> I feel her hind end collapsing while at a trot. (It feels
> like she's losing her hind end.) She'll collapse 3 times in
> a row, with each stride, then back to a normal trot.
>
> The reason my blacksmith started squaring the toes was
> because she was starting to forge, and this stopped the forging.  She never used to lose her hind end last year,
> just forged after 20 miles or so, I think because of
> laziness.  She's 8 years old, and very fit, but a lazy
> girl.
> Thanks for any advise on this,
> Corky
>
>



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