The questions sound great, see where the conversation goes.... What time?
Farrier has come and gone.
He did say the horse was not level at all in any feet....He showed me somethings You know how the coronet band grows around the top of the hoof. It should be in a straight line all around. On Harley's feet he has curves in the band towards the back...This guy says that is called "jammed heels" are like having in grown toe nails. Can make a horse ouchy. Harley had that in all 4 feet to some degree or other... Anyone ever hear of this? He said it was from the horse being trimmed unlevel.
He said I should not loose any shoes now, but the soreness could take as much as a month to clear up. I should continue to ride him, bute him if the soreness seems bad, but don't ride for long periods or hard till it does clear up.
He did some different things, he used an electric grinder to round off the edges of the overhang to keep him from stepping on it, he put a smaller shoe, and we talked about the type of shoe, and he recommended I go with a regular shoe, they have more support...He does/can shoe with NB, but said for the expense of the shoe lets try this first, then try the NB if this doesn't work.
I'll get pictures later, I have JP here right now.
Becky