I have never come across this term, it came up on a sales ad, and they say that with correct shoeing this horse is sound…
This looks scary, can this horse actually be sound, or stay sound?
I think it’s pretty telling that there’s a toe crack shown in these pics. Keeping this hoof in any sort of balance will be challenging, and those cracks into the coronary band are often painful on their own.
Can this horse be sound for some things? Sure. Will he be sound long term, or sound for serious performance events? That’s a much harder ask, and I sure wouldn’t bet the farm on it.
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I’d be really curious what radiographs look like. It’s hard to imagine the bony column can line up properly, but I’m no expert.
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Wow, that’s a great article. I hope I never need to know this but I am glad to have seen it. Seems remarkable, huh?
I have certainly seen pigeon-toed horses with large asymmetries shod and working in the mountains over rough terrain for many years. The old cowboy said they are very sure-footed, but don’t ride a splay-footed horse! Go figure.
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Thanks for the link…
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Interesting.
So, they’re not trimmed to level the hoof, just a wedged shoe permanently used?
Looks like it, but I don’t know. I just linked the article for the thread.
