Bloodlines with the Largest Hoof...Whats your opinion?

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3canstorun Reg. May 2007	Posted 2014-12-15 2:43 PM Subject: RE: Bloodlines with the Largest Hoof...Whats your opinion?
Hugs to You Posts: 7551 Location: In The Land of Cotton	What does everyone consider large as far as a hoof? Size wise as 1. Yearling, 2. Two year old, 3. 3 years etc.? And when do most people expect their horses hooves to stop growing? AQHA - as the breed in question Edited by 3canstorun 2014-12-15 2:44 PM
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lindseylou2290 Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-12-15 3:14 PM Subject: RE: Bloodlines with the Largest Hoof...Whats your opinion?
Expert Posts: 2457	FlyingJT - 2014-12-14 2:48 AM heidiinaz - 2014-12-13 6:06 PM Hancock horses are usually big boned and big feet. I have gelding that has nice big feet This was my very first thought reading your post. Hancock lines: blue valentine, might have better luck finding a gooseberry bred horse, Harlan, a lot of your foundation lines are going to have the good feet! yup ^^ everyone of 'em I've seen had nice bone and good feet.
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casualdust07 Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2014-12-15 3:36 PM Subject: RE: Bloodlines with the Largest Hoof...Whats your opinion?
You get what you give Posts: 13030 Location: Texas	From my personal experience... Our Rare Bar daughter has great feet. She is out of a daughter of The Ole Man. She's just a solid little mare. Our JOH daughter doesn't have the best feet but by no means were they BAD. She ran until she was 19 and it wasn't her feet that slowed her down.. knees yes. She mostly rodeoed her career so no shock she has arthritis. Reckless Dash X BA75 mare has good feet. She's running barefoot now and handling it fine. Strawflyin Buds X Rare Form mare- not the best feet. pulls shoes and doesn't grow a lot of foot, can get heel sore. They're getting better but thats her one flaw IMO. Hers are the most like TB feet, but I have seen WAY worse feet on the polo ponies we treated than hers... so it could be a lot worse. Sun of a Bunny colt- he has huge feet. Good bone and good foot. They are big but they aren't platter like, so thats good. I really like him and am thinking about his sire in the future as I see how this dude grows up. Stoli X Magical Mile mare- she has good feet, no shoes. not the biggest foot but no problems with them.
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raisinrox Reg. Nov 2003	Posted 2014-12-15 6:26 PM Subject: RE: Bloodlines with the Largest Hoof...Whats your opinion?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 320 Location: Dubuque,IA	The size of horses feet has tons to do with how they are raised. Alot of the older bloodlines you mention are ranch raised horses that let there foals run out on acres and be horse. Essiantialy they are all born with the same size foot and if they are only allowed to grow upin a small lot or spend a lot of time in a stall there feet don;t have the miles to spread and develop. If you want good feet then find out the background of your horse and how much time they spent out moving around versus a small lot or stall.
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Barrels & Dressage Reg. May 2009	Posted 2014-12-15 7:58 PM Subject: RE: Bloodlines with the Largest Hoof...Whats your opinion?
Veteran Posts: 217 Location: United States	Great ideas and observations you guys! I was thinking the older lines like mentioned were a good place to start. How does one find a stud out of those lines that are making good barrel horses? What about today's rope and calf horses?
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