Another shoeing question -with pads added

[SolarFlare]

@Bluey

I wish farriers would themselves ask for vet exam and x-rays before making changes, especially large changes.
You can’t tell just by looking and guessing at what is going on in there, can be right or wrong, either way.
Diagnostics are important and easy to get today, why not use them?

I had xrays to confirm the angles were correct with my previous farrier, who retired. I passed those on to the new farrier and basically said “he’s good so don’t change anything” Newer farrier hasn’t made any large changes - this is just for my peace of mind and to make sure there haven’t been any little changes accumulating over time.

You might be speaking more generally to everyone though. I’ve also had the “the farrier doesn’t have xray eyes and neither does the vet, so I’m not sure how you can rule out foot problems by just looking at them” conversation.

[Bluey]

@SolarFlare

I had xrays to confirm the angles were correct with my previous farrier, who retired. I passed those on to the new farrier and basically said “he’s good so don’t change anything” Newer farrier hasn’t made any large changes - this is just for my peace of mind and to make sure there haven’t been any little changes accumulating over time.

You might be speaking more generally to everyone though. I’ve also had the “the farrier doesn’t have xray eyes and neither does the vet, so I’m not sure how you can rule out foot problems by just looking at them” conversation.

Yes, that should have helped, the farrier had more to go, even if the x-rays were older, good thinking.

You are right, my post was adding to the general idea of, when new farrier or changes, today we can have quick, relatively cheap x-rays to help, something we at times forget.

As long as horse seems to be fine, all is ok, but as you bring up, never quit questioning is best to prevent possible problems, better than trying to fix problems later.