Ridecamp: Re: [RC] White hooves

Why wouldn't a parti-colored hoof wear on the white parts more than
> the dark? It just doesn't happen that way.  This topic has come up before
> and no one has ever explained the actual supposed biology of why white and
> dark feet *on the same horse* should not be equally strong.
>
> Lif Strand
> Quemado NM  USA

I have noticed that on a horse with different colored feet, the white hooves
will lose a shoe much sooner than a black hoof. I don't notice a difference
in wear. Quite the opposite, the white hooves seem more flexible and will
get too long and split up the front when the black hooves seem to just wear
evenly. Can't say about parti-colored hooves. Haven't had many of those.

maggie



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