[born2ride_33]

I've never had a critique on Tucker's hooves before and I'd like one because tommorrow we have an appointment with a new farrier. I didn't like the work our old one did AT ALL! Tucker's shoes were consistantly coming loose and he was throwing them and the farrier never really fixed or tried to fix any of the problems with Tuck's feet. I will post new pics of his feet tommorrow to see if there is a difference. But for now, I'd just like a critique on these...

Whole Body Shot


Left Front


Right Front


Fronts


Left Hind


Right Hind

[Dawn]

I'm not going to go in depth because goodness knows I'm not qualified and I don't need a 10 page rant to tell me so.

But what I see from these pictures (having sole shots makes it easier to tell what you're dealing with) is long heels and jammed quarters on the fronts. With some flaring at least in the quarters.

In the hinds, a bullnose profile with uneven heels. And quite a bit of flaring on the outside quarter of the right foot.

[JBandRio]

Originally Posted by born2ride_33

Left Front

I'd like to see his heel come down a little, as the HPA looks broken back, but a solar shot would tell more about whether that can happen. The shoe looks a little short.

Right Front

same thing

Fronts

There's flaring about 2/3 the way down, but without knowing how things looked 6 months ago it's hard to say whether it's being adequately addressed. If that flare continues to get smaller with each trim, as it grows down, then it's being addressed. The M/L balance looks pretty ok.

Left Hind

I don't see a bullnose profile as much as I see toes worn off. It looks like the horse wasn't standing with vertical cannon bones in the LH side shot, which makes it a little hard to see the HPA. The chip out of the quarter is most likely due to a flare. The front view makes it a little hard to tell any more about that, as I can't tell if the little flare is because the chunk was torn outwards, or if that's the flare that's remaining. The toe cracks are something to look at, and it may simply mean the walls need to be rolled some more. The medial wall is higher than the lateral, likely having some effect on causing the lateral flaring.

Right Hind

Because I see a definitet lateral flare here, I'd suspect the same thing was going on with the LH, resulting in the quarter chunk coming off. This foot will likely do the same thing soon if not taken care of. The heels are maybe a little high, but solar shouts would help. The front view shows a medial wall that's high, and that is likely causing at least some of the lateral flaring.