I have never thought it did. I use the same farrier for my TWH, my Standardbred and my Icelandics that we've use for all the endurance horses. I love it if I can have Hunter shod about one week before a competition. He just floats over the trails. He's a little less floaty when his feet begin to grow out, making me wonder about the show ring tradition of long feet on TWH's. They must never go in the mountains.
This farrier is quite, a character, by the way. Very tall and lean, long LONG pony tail. He lives with his wife and little girl off the grid in a very rural area and sometimes shows up at rides wearing just a loin cloth. Avert eyes time for me. Nancy
