Posted 2016-06-07 11:58 PM Subject: RE: Horses with sore heels from over reaching
One Grateful Mom
Posts: 2702 Location: wolverton,mn
Horse is not balanced. Wouldn't be a issue if he was. If your shoer isn't aware of this,he may not know how to correct it either. Bell boots 24/7 is just a band aid not a solution good luck!
Posted 2016-06-08 12:11 AM Subject: RE: Horses with sore heels from over reaching
Don't Wanna Make This Awkward
Posts: 3106 Location: Texas
Vet looked at everything on the feet, did a bunch of x rays and said the horse is being shoed perfectly and that it's not a shoeing issue, just the way the horses stride is.
Posted 2016-06-08 1:46 AM Subject: RE: Horses with sore heels from over reaching
Expert
Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana
This is a trick I learned in farrier school. Got Lipstick? Find two different colors... paint one color on one back toe. Paint the other color on the other back toe... Take the horse through it's paces... Look at the back of the front feet to see if there has been any contact....
Posted 2016-06-08 12:33 PM Subject: RE: Horses with sore heels from over reaching
Go For It!
Location: Texas
I've had a couple like that over the years. Short backed horses that really reached up nice when they ran or played. Keeping them barefoot will help. I used the rubber pull on boots with the thick bottom and left them on him 24/7. It helped quite a bit. My palomino horse is an over-reacher. I try to keep his feet trimmed every 2 weeks so that he doesn't get long in the toe and can break over a bit early.
Bottom line... some horses are just made that way. You just do what you can.
Horses with sore heels from over reaching
