[lvmypnt]

Originally Posted by JBandRio

Front feet should be round. The more oval/oblong they are, the more trouble will come looking for them.

Is that something i should mention to her?

[WashingtonBay]

Originally Posted by JBandRio

Front feet should be round. The more oval/oblong they are, the more trouble will come looking for them.

Maybe, maybe not. The worst thing I ever did to my horse was hire someone who tried to change the basic shape of his foot.

[WashingtonBay]

If you can file the sharp corners smooth and you're just riding locally around the place on soft ground, I don't think you'll do any harm to ride. Just pay attention to how she feels, particularly because she's not even really been barefoot long.

[ccd]

Originally Posted by WashingtonBay

Maybe, maybe not. The worst thing I ever did to my horse was hire someone who tried to change the basic shape of his foot.

Most horses front feet if never shod and have had some attention will be round vs oval. You don't try to make a hoof look any particular way. But correct trimming will open thew heels and lead to a rounder foot. You don't carve or force a round foot. It just happens. Some horses after years of incorrect shoeing will probably never get a round foot. You just keep timming the right way hopefully you will get some improvement.

[freedom32]

I'm going to agree with most of the prior posts, your farrier could have been more tactful in her explanation (but I've noticed that tact isn't always a strong point in that species!) but her coming out isn't going to solve anything. Rasp off the sharp spots, and if the horse isn't sore riding would be fine on soft surfaces--even beneficial because it should make the hoof grow faster.

[RickB.]

Originally Posted by lvmypnt

I do have a rasp. My farrier gave me one of her used ones that was a little dull. Do you think we should try to file down some of the edges?

Didn't I suggest that very thing earlier in the thread

Also, it looks to me as though she could use a trim right now.

And, it looks to me like that hind foot is starting to get a bull nosed appearance which leads me to believe that p3 is in the early stages of a negative plane orientation.

[ccd]

A more lateral view would help. It may be the way the distal aspect was trimmed. Every photo is labled left front?

[lvmypnt]

Originally Posted by RickB.

Didn't I suggest that very thing earlier in the thread

Also, it looks to me as though she could use a trim right now.

And, it looks to me like that hind foot is starting to get a bull nosed appearance which leads me to believe that p3 is in the early stages of a negative plane orientation.

Yes, you did mention it earlier Rick. However, I am not a hoof expert and was not going to attempt to start filing on this horses hoof until some one looked at it. The part on the left front looks like it is acutally part of something I shouldnt be messing with?



Also, his feet were just done on 08/05/08. That is 22 days ago.

What does this mean:

And, it looks to me like that hind foot is starting to get a bull nosed appearance which leads me to believe that p3 is in the early stages of a negative plane orientation.

[lvmypnt]

Originally Posted by ccd

A more lateral view would help. It may be the way the distal aspect was trimmed. Every photo is labled left front?

Sorry it is the way I "tagged" them coming of my camera.

[JBandRio]

Originally Posted by lvmypnt

Also, his feet were just done on 08/05/08. That is 22 days ago.

This goes to what Rick and I have been sort of dancing around - the foot needs a trim, and does not look like it's only been 22 days - looks like it's been longer. That goes to what I was saying about the front feet being quite oval, as opposed to more round - perhaps the farrier isn't as good as you think she is.

What does this mean:

It goes back to the above information. The feet are in need of quality trimming. The profile of a foot is supposed to be straight. When it starts to curve out (convex) that is a sign that the coffin bone is too low in back, and that is nearly always a sign that the trim has been failing the horse. This negative coffin bone plane (it should be a few * positive, back to front) can lead to all sorts of soundness issues.