I would like to learn more about club footed horses.
Alot of great horses in history had club feet, including Dash For Cash.
I myself, own a little aqha mare with a mild club foot as my farrier would call it. but I believe it to be just fine. Her one hoof is a little bit bigger than the other. Although I also believe her foot is caused by human error.
I have read alot about it but wish to learn from people, like myself who have horses or had with club feet.
My mare is sound, sometimes ouchie on uneven up rooted trails but she wears shoes & my farrier has set her up nicely. She team pens and works cow & has always been barefoot untill now. I think its just a flare & she has a little bigger foot than the other.
But her feet were trimmed improperly for a very long time & had bad brusing on the outsides. I will hope to get pictures of her feet & hope others can share there pictures.
Things to look for to determine if your horse has a club foot:
Alot of great horses in history had club feet, including Dash For Cash.
I myself, own a little aqha mare with a mild club foot as my farrier would call it. but I believe it to be just fine. Her one hoof is a little bit bigger than the other. Although I also believe her foot is caused by human error.
I have read alot about it but wish to learn from people, like myself who have horses or had with club feet.
My mare is sound, sometimes ouchie on uneven up rooted trails but she wears shoes & my farrier has set her up nicely. She team pens and works cow & has always been barefoot untill now. I think its just a flare & she has a little bigger foot than the other.
But her feet were trimmed improperly for a very long time & had bad brusing on the outsides. I will hope to get pictures of her feet & hope others can share there pictures.
Things to look for to determine if your horse has a club foot:
Clue #1. The flare is at the toe, not on the sides.
Clue #2. After rasping down the outside of the hoof at the toe, use a hoof protractor to measure the angle of the hoof. An angle of more than 60 degrees indicates a possible club foot.
Clue #3. With the horse standing on a hard surface, compare the heels of the front feet. The heel on the club foot will be higher than the other foot.
Clue #4. The club foot will be narrower then the other foot and the frog will be smaller.
Clue #5. Stand the horse up square, still on the hard surface. Move to the rear, looking over the back of the horse from the tail. Check the angle of the shoulders from the point of the withers down each side. If your horse has a club foot, the normal side will be big and rounded and the club side will be sloping and weak looking.
I will hope to get a picture of her newly shod feet soon for everyone to see
Clue #2. After rasping down the outside of the hoof at the toe, use a hoof protractor to measure the angle of the hoof. An angle of more than 60 degrees indicates a possible club foot.
Clue #3. With the horse standing on a hard surface, compare the heels of the front feet. The heel on the club foot will be higher than the other foot.
Clue #4. The club foot will be narrower then the other foot and the frog will be smaller.
Clue #5. Stand the horse up square, still on the hard surface. Move to the rear, looking over the back of the horse from the tail. Check the angle of the shoulders from the point of the withers down each side. If your horse has a club foot, the normal side will be big and rounded and the club side will be sloping and weak looking.
I will hope to get a picture of her newly shod feet soon for everyone to see