Ok so Sharubi came to be barefoot. I don't really know if she ever had shoes before I got her. I never intended to put shoes on her, but the ground at my old barn was pretty barn so her feet started to break up and I didn't want to have any permanant damage done. So I asked the owner of the barn what I should do and she advised me to put front shoes on Sharubi. So we did. We weren't sure if we would ever need back shoes and so far we haven't.
But the problem that I have started to encounter which started last the summer of 2008 (last summer) is that she gets loose shoes of looses them. It doesn't really happen to often, but it does happen more then the average horse. I don't know if it's because her feet are soft (which they don't seem to be), if the hoof wall is weak, or if it's just because she has such large feet.
I try not to get them to wet and when I do I usually apply Tuff Stuff to shield her hoof wall, that has nails in it, from the water.
But if you have any advice about what to do to please let me know. Any types of supplements,hoof conditioners, anything!
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