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The Ideal Hoof Angle Depends On The Horse

No single number should dictate how all horses are trimmed

By Steve Sermersheim posted on December 5, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Trimming

Over the past 28 years of my shoeing career, clients, veterinarians and other farriers have asked three common questions about hoof angle. What is the ideal hoof angle? What angle do you like the front hooves? What angle do you try to achieve for hind hooves, etc.?

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Shoeing Mistakes Can Hurt More than the Horse

August 24, 2012 | Posted in Shoeing

A case of a warmblood prompted Blake Brown to address a problem he sees all too frequently: shoeing a horse incorrectly.

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Treating an Old Founder Case

May 1, 2007 | Posted in Diseases, Therapeutic Shoeing

I was recently introduced to an old Mustang that had foundered in both front feet about 2 years ago. From what I gather, the horse was never shod, just put in a stall on sand.

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Using half-rounds to deal with a toeing-in problem

December 1, 2006 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Q: I have an 11-year-old Paint horse that toes in with his right foot. He also has arthritis in his fetlock joint on the same leg, due to the stress he puts on that joint from toeing in. He is reasonably sound, but does get lame when ridden too much.

Start Foals Off On Right Foot

Conformation and balance are important to every horse, but when dealing with foals it's a must

By Mark Caldwell posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Anatomy, Shoeing

CONFORMATION AND UNEVEN weight distribution can have major effects on limb structure and foot shape in mature horses.

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