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Characteristics: 9-year-old Appaloosa mare was left without hoof trimming for about 2 months during the summer of 2019. Her hooves were trimmed regulary every 6 weeks in the previous years. She began to walk reluctantly even on grassy and sandy surfaces. From the age of six, she had been gaining…

Characteristics: 11 years old Quarter horse gelding Husbandary practise: 24/7 on pastures with other horses. Use: recreational riding Hoof condition on the 27.5.2021: The hooves had a convex front wall and very low, underrun contracted heels. At the hind hooves, the gelding overloaded the outer walls and the hooves gave the impression that…

Characteristics: 18 years old mare, quarter horse x arab x mongolian horse Husbandary practise: lives in a small herd with other horses, 24/7 on pasture, hay in winter Use: children horse riding State of the hooves April 2021: The original owner kept the mare with cows and small herd of horses and the hoof…

Husbandary practise: with the previous owner he lived on pasture and was only used for riding for a few months for filming a film and then returned to pasture. He had classic metal horseshoes, always for the season, in winter he was without horseshoes. He was also shod in the…

Characteristics: 7-years old Haflinger gelding, suffers from mild summer rash Husbandary practice: box overnight, pasture during the day. Use: recreational riding, light arena riding work, family horse History and condition of the hooves as of April 16, 2022: raised on pastures with the herd by the breeder for up to…

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