ridecamp@endurance.net: Fetlocks

Fetlocks

Kristen L Olko (krisolko@juno.com)
Thu, 12 Jun 1997 19:08:04 -0700

I have a mare whose hind fetlocks interfere. She cuts herself there and
sometimes
hits herself hard enough to cause her to be "gimpy" for a few strides.
Now the vet
at the last ride said to get a new farrier. I had asked this farrier a
while back if he
could shoe her to fix this problem and he replied that it was just her
way of going.
Who's right? Or are they both correct to an extent? I used SMB on my last
ride and
she never hit hard enough to go "gimpy", but the boots rubbed her old
cuts. I'd like
to be rid of them and want to know if my farrier "should" be able to take
care of this.

Thanks for the advice,
Kris

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