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Re: [RC] Shoes sizes are different, you know - spirittxarabiansI have a purebred Arabian that wears a size 2 shoe. He is 15.3 hands and weighs 1166 lbs in fit condition, according to our Farnum weight tape. He is also large boned and wears a size 74 blanket. I'm asked over and over again at the dressage shows and clinics that we go to if he is half-warmblood. He has a 16 hand full brother that I bet wears a size 2 also. But, I would definitely say they are the exception on hoof size.
We generally keep 14 to 17 arabians in our barn and all the rest wear a size 1, with an occasional horse wearing an 0. I also know of a 14.1 arabian (carrying a featherweight) that is setting mileage records in our region that wears either a 00 or a 000. His owner is a farrier who says that the size of the foot doesn't matter as long as the size of the hoof is adequate for the size of the horse.
Selena Copeland
Spirit of Texas Arabians spirittxarabians@xxxxxxx www.spirittxarabians.com -----Original Message----- From: Laura Hayes <mark@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 09:18:11 -0500 Subject: [RC] Shoes sizes are different, you know In 25 years of shoeing horses, and many endurance horses in that time, I have never put a #2 shoe on an arab. I use a couple different brands of shoes, but there must be some that are sized larger....just a thought.
My mares both take #1 in front, Equal Terms, has her heels bent around a little harder and she wears an 0 in the back, her feet are a little smaller that Bey Allure's. A size #2 in the brands I use is big enough and heavy enough for a good size warmblood.
Laura Hayes
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