This message is from: "Debby" <miss.am...@earthlink.net>
Iâd not had any of my fjords ever be trippy. I did have an older retired hunt horse that came to me that way, in fact the previous caretakers told me to take care of his tripping. At that time, I really had little knowledge. I rode him sitting forward Iâm sure, adding more weight to his frontend, which didnât help him. And he tripped and I went down, two different occasions. Both times wearing a helmet but mostly flipped and hurt by rearend. I still have some hip issues now and then. Iâd never heard of one tripping because heâs doing circles. Could be its too small of a circle and asking for too much speed. Could be the footing is too thick. Could be the toes are too long. I donât want to knock farriers. Its most important for the owner to know what the feet should look like after being trimmed/shod. The owner needs to know angles and what is right for each horse. And then hope and pray their farrier is open to discussion and working with them. Not easy to do a lot of times. Iâve had great farriers and had some bad ones, right now Iâm in a location where Iâd not let one within 20miles of me run a nail through anyone. A good farrier, that does a great job, explains angles and can fix or help with some issues, that farrier will tell you there are a lot of bad farriers out there. Iâd had a great farrier some time ago and he and a vet both told me that farriers do a lot more damage than theyâd be willing to admit. For me, when Iâve started with a new farrier, it seems the first trip goes well, the horses feet are good, as they were good to begin with. But then by the 3rd trip I can see angles that Iâm not happy with, things are changing in the trim, longer toes very typical. Terrible balance, shorter heel on the inside compared to the outside. A mistake will take several trips from a good farrier to fix, at least. Hope the one that has the trippy horse will not only have a farrier look but have a vet do a lameness check, not that the horse is lame, but could be other issues going on. Debby in Tx p.s. one thing I always try to remember to do before a farrier trip, clip back the hairs around the coronary band, getting a good look at length and how the line around the top of the hoof looks. Gives a good picture of the whole foot to the farrier. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH-L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
