When the club foot does not respond to the check ligament surgery, it can be difficult to manage as an adult The reasons for this can be severalfold Firstly, it is possible that the foot, as you suggest, has been trimmed too short Many farriers and owners want the foot to look normal after trimmingA "clubfooted" horse is defined by most people as a horse with one hoof that grows more upright (particularly at the heel angle) than its mate on the other side Normally we're talking about the front pair of hoovesHigh heels in a normal hoof are very different from the high heels of a club foot, and poor trimming does not result in a club foot Poor trimming can be corrected, whereas a club foot cannot be corrected In the genetic club footed horse, the cannon bone of the clubby foot is slightly shorter and so too is the tendon shorter than the normal leg
The Tolerable Club Foot The Horse
