Long-Toe, Low-Heel Hooves: Let Them Grow Naturally?
By Stuart Brown, DVM, Rhonda Rathgeber, PhD, DVM, and Martha Rodgers, VMD
Q: I’m looking at a horse that has the long-toe, low-heel conformation. My instinct is to throw him out in a field and give him some time. I’d also like to pull his shoes and see how his feet grow out naturally and send my farrier pictures of his feet as he goes. Do you agree with seeing how the horse naturally grows his feet out instead of trying to fix what’s already done?
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