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Corrective Shoeing...

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Standard horseshoes are made from steel and are concave. This elevates the frog, leaving the heels with more weight to carry. Strong-footed horses can cope with this, but weaker-footed ones run into problems, no matter how well they are shod. Horses with weak, flat feet and collapsed heels will benefit from a modified design of shoe, which enlarges the ground-bearing surface at the heels, such as an egg-bar and heart-bar shoe.

The unshod foot bears most weight on the hoof wall and frog, with the sole bearing only minimal weight. The frog has a large area of contact with the ground, giving the back of the foot a larger overall bearing surface than the toe area. The front of the foot tends to wear more than the heel area. The combination of a larger heel/ground surface and greater toe wear helps to maintain the normal axis. Read More...

  • Hoof Cast
  • Laminitis
  • Hoof cracks
  • Arthritic conditions
  • Seedy toe
  • Damaged / broken down tendons
  • White Line disease
  • Developmental disorders
  • Any other abnormality of gait
  • Fractures of the pedal bone
  • Post operative hospital plate shoes eg: street nail procedure
  • Brushing, speedy cutting, over reaching, and forging
  • Sheared heels and all foot imbalances
  • Stumbling - including consideration of medical problems and veterinary involvement
  • Caudal heel pain / navicular syndrome
  • Pads for protection / concussion
  • Pads to alter hoof balance (wedges)

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