Doyle Blagg told farriers at the International Hoof-Care Summit that sometimes, despite their best shoeing efforts, horses will interfere.

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.

Q: It appears that the trend for Rocky Mountain horses is to cut down the heels to achieve an angle of 48 degrees or less. We all know the type of ailments that long toe, low angles bring with them. What angle would you recommend?

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I've handled a lot of P3 fractures in my 39 years as a farrier.