When I take conformation photos with my electronic camera I stand back and zoom in a bit. That eliminates the distortion.
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So you’re moving away from the subject. That makes sense.
More to the point of the thread; I’d recommend shoeing radiographs as well. That’s the best way to know unless your farrier has X-ray vision. A friend had radiographs done on a horse who appeared to have a club foot, but had a negative palmar angle. The radiographs sometimes also show more toe that people would have predicted.
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I also recommend x-rays. My wonderful farrier recently offered to be present for foot x-rays so she could review them with the vet and trim the feet exactly as they needed to be. Fortunately she had not been far off with the trim she had been doing so significant changes weren’t required. I also think it is valuable to remember that most of us would not pass conformation inspections and we get by just fine. So rather than comparing her to the ideal, focus on getting her to her best. If that means back shoes only, that’s just fine. I think a combination of adjusted trim and fitness training should correct the over reaching. Good luck!
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Sorry if I missed this -
How long have you had her?
Has that right front looked clubby the whole time you’ve had her?
Did you do any xrays of feet on a ppe?
I think that the RF is too high in the quarters and possibly the bars. You can see from the arched hairline that there is too much loading in that area.
The left front needs a much stronger roll on the walls to stop it from flaring out.
I also agree that the hind feet look like they are either NPA or close to it. The photos make it look like there might be too much sole in the front half of the feet, because the heels don’t look especially low. It’s hard to really tell though, because the photos are all taken on loose dirt. In one of the earlier photos it also looks like the feet might also be laterally imbalanced (inside high).
Hopefully if you can get the feet more balanced then you will fix the toe dragging and over-reaching.
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