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Gaited horse
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09/12/2011 - 9:48 pm
reply from
Robert Richards
Currently I have decided to go fulltime .. I have been getting a lot of requests for Trimming and shoeing gaited horses.. Does anyone kknow where to get additional training for gaited?
Rob
Rob
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09/13/2011 - 4:20 am
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You'll probably have to ride with someone that specialises in gaited horses. from my experience, I've learned to leave the heels long and leavethe toe alone or you'll bleed them every damn time.
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09/13/2011 - 7:10 am
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Jim Goede
In my experience, I treat every gaited horse like any other horse. They need a proper trim which includes good balance (medial/lateral, A/P) withg a good pastern angle that compliments the horse confirmation. Not too short, not too long. Their natural gait will happen naturally. You can mess a bit with angles if they want to try to animate the gait (long toes and low angles), but I would suggest against it. If they start asking for things like stacking and soring...walk away (unless you are into that sort of thing...I'm not not). The extremes of gaited horseshoeing are something I don't believe in as I don't think it;s good for the horse. As far as shoeing, flat shoeing (normal shoes...not toe-weighted etc.) is what I do for them. If you really want to get into them, you need to check with the specific breed folks about the rules and regulations. They can get very particular in the shoe rings.
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09/13/2011 - 7:22 am
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Dr. Esco Buff, PhD, CF
Robert,
I'm more of the line of what Jim has written. I shoe all sorts of gaited horses and have success giving them a good trim and shoe job and leave the extreme's to others. As Jim stated, check the rule book in the back of the AFJ journal for shoe regulations.
Blessings,
Esco Buff, PhD, CF
I'm more of the line of what Jim has written. I shoe all sorts of gaited horses and have success giving them a good trim and shoe job and leave the extreme's to others. As Jim stated, check the rule book in the back of the AFJ journal for shoe regulations.
Blessings,
Esco Buff, PhD, CF
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09/13/2011 - 9:20 am
reply from
Randy Pennycuff
Dear Robert,
Esco and Jim have good advice. I have been a professional trainer and full time farrier specializing in gaited horses.Give me a call at 931-879-9126 and I can give you some suggestions as to where to get some classes on gaited horses.
Randy Pennycuff CJF
Esco and Jim have good advice. I have been a professional trainer and full time farrier specializing in gaited horses.Give me a call at 931-879-9126 and I can give you some suggestions as to where to get some classes on gaited horses.
Randy Pennycuff CJF
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09/14/2011 - 7:13 pm
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maurice bowling
Dear Robert, If you want to shoe gaited horses and be good at it the first thing you will need to do is learn the difference between the gaits of the different breeds of gaited horses. It is not all about nailing a big heavy shoe on a horse! Depending on the breed, a heavy shoe can auctually harm the gait of some horses, and some horses will benifit from a little weight on the hind foot. Maurice Bowling
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11/14/2011 - 9:44 pm
reply from
Erika Karrei
Gaited is no different from any other horse except if the balance is off the (knowledgeable) gaited owner will know before the trotting rider because it affects the foot flight and timing and therefore the gait. It's true, too, of the trotting horse I guess, but gaited folks just notice the "loss" sooner maybe. Maurice's advice is good too. A good book is Easy Gaited Horses by Lee Ziegler. My interest in feet grew once I went gaited.
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