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Location: Alabama | Okay, so my gelding works super hard on his back end, stopping, turning everything... I have been having issues with him keeping back shoes on and staying set on his shoes, now my farrier has been working on my horses for years and I don't have this issue with any of my other horses... Is there any suggestions for him? Clip shoes? No shoes? Anyone? |
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 Buttered Noodles Snacker
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Location: NC | I would try no back shoes as long as there is no health reason to keep them (like underslung heels, or sickle hocked, ect..) |
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Location: Southern Indiana | If your shoes are sliding over clips would definitely help. Randomly had the same issue a couple years ago and clips solved the problem. Haven't had to use them anymore, though. Not sure what kind of shoe you are using but I would suggest also using a plain. Nothing with any grip. |
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Location: Alabama | We changes his shoes the second time she shoed him to something with no grip... I've had him a little less than a year but I've started hauling him so much in the last few month the issue started |
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Location: Mississippi | I had an issue with my gelding pulling back shoes and after we almost face planted turning the third barrel because he pulled one I decided to leave them off. He does perfectly fine without them and actually seems to run better. Easier on my pocketbook as a bonus  |
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 Born not Made
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Location: North Dakota | Is he catching the shoe with another foot?
If this is something started started all of a sudden, to be honest, I'd look at PAIN. When Red had a catching stifle I didn't know about, he was constantly catching shoes and bending them or pulling them off completely. This year he is finally feeling GOOD and he hasn't caught a shoe all year yet (knock on wood).
My farrier brought that up, anyway. That if a horse is hurting somewhere, they are more prone to "scramble" and catch a shoe.
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Location: SE Louisiana | I never had trouble keeping back shoes on.... But.. make sure they are flat-no caulks... If this is true, go with clips ... One other thing I'd do before I added clips,, because it is necessary to leave some of the shoe hanging out along the hoof wall (about the thickness of a nickel) I'd rasp off (round off) the top of that edge sticking out so if he IS stepping on them he will be more likely to just slide off that edge rather than pinning it to the ground..
Edited by komet. 2015-05-22 3:41 PM
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