Squared behind

Tivers@aol.com
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 16:56:49 -0500

<< I have a problem with chronic corns on my horse's front hoofs in the
corner
where the bars meet with the frog. Does anyone have advice as to what
causes them and how to cure them. Just changed shoers. Previous shoer was
trimming my horses front feet long and narrow with pinched in heels and they
looked like the back feet in shape. How long does it take to cure corns and
how painful is it for the horse? Sure need some help here. Linda
Here's lookin back atya.......()()
Linda Eisele >>

Linda,

One basic concept to keep in mind is to put the shoe where you want the foot
to grow. In this case the shoe should stick out slightly (1/8 inch) along the
quarters with no nails "beyond the turn". The heels will gradually spread.
Meanwhile, don't allow the shoer to curl the ends of the shoes up under the
foot--instead, let them trail straight back, sticking out slightly behind the
bearing surfaces of the hoof wall. Finally, in general, with a fresh shoeing,
there should always be some shoe beyond the hoof, all the way around. Putting
on a shoe that is too small, then rasping down the hoof to make a
neat-looking job is what I call "horseing the shoe". You can expect all sorts
of problems from this kind of technique.

ti