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Does this horse have a club foot?

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#1 · (Edited)
Do you think this mare has a club foot? My farrier told me this mare has 'terrible' feet and bad club foot, but I can't see it at all. This mare has been shown in hand in conformation classes with her previous owner and did very well.

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#7 ·
Okay, thanks for the opinions. The farrier thought it was the front LEFT hoof that was a club. No one on this forum thought it was this hoof! I also got a few pm's suggesting the back hooves. I think she has different slightly different angles on her front hooves, but this does not constitute a club hoof! I have seen pictures of her as a one and two year old and there is no club. She was also shown extensively on-line and placed very well. She even made it to a championship at the royal winter fair in toronto which is a very big and prestegious show. Presumably horses with club hooves don't make it this far!
 
#10 ·
I am confused... I thought when the angles of the cannon bone, pastern and hoof are... misplaced(?) it was called a "BareFoot". And "Club Foot" was when the hoof grows under itself(the opposite of "Slipper Foot")?
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#11 ·
Here are some more views of her front hooves. Her legs are not dead even for these photos. I also had the angle of her 'club' foot measured and it was 51 degrees.

front view on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

side view on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I spoke to her previous owner/breeder and she says that prior to my farrier no one ever said the horse had a club foot. She even scored well in conformation classes!
 
#12 ·
I could be wrong, but it looks to me like her right foot is slightly toed out. I cannot give any advise on a long term prognosis for this. There is a mare at my barn whose foot is toed in (pigeon toed). She has served a long time as a general riding horse, not showing or jumping, just trail rides. However within the past few years as she has aged the foot has turned in much more severely and she has a constant limp now, and cannot be ridden. She is approx. 17, but seems a decade older due to this condition.
 
#14 ·
No the mare has very straight correct legs. She was shown in-hand at a very high level and received praise for her legs. it was this club foot that I was worried about. I had a friend who is a judge out today and he said that her pasturns have slightly different angles. Her hoof angle is fine at 51 degrees. I am also having a vet out to look at her just of confirm. Looks like it's time for a new farrier.
 
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