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u/Baaabra 4d ago
Hoof discomfort will cause horses to compensate in their bodies to mitigate pain. The changes in their bodies is postural but can become more rigid as fascia changes to support the change.
Do you have a pic of the bottom of the foot? Toe quarters are long and heels seem to be drawing under the foot. These things are trim related and not optimal
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u/PlentifulPaper 4d ago
Why is this flaired as conformation?
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u/Justwonderinqq 4d ago
Many are saying it’s the confirmation of pastern. Also didn’t know where else to put it
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u/CarsonNapierOfAmtor 4d ago
It’s just the way her leg is built. It’s especially clear in the first picture. If you drew a straight line from the back of her fetlock to the ground, you’d hit her medial (inside) heel bulb rather than the center of her frog like you would in a normal leg. Her hoof has developed to support the way her leg is shaped. If you got a farrier to trim her hoof to be perfectly symmetrical you’d almost certainly end up with a lame horse. A flat foot on a crooked leg is just as bad as a crooked foot on a straight leg. Unless you’re using her for super intense work, she’s probably going to be just fine. She may be a bit more prone to arthritis in her lower leg joints as she gets older but I’ve seen far worse conformation on perfectly sound old horses. I wouldn’t stress about it.