Ask the Farrier!
          Shoeing the MFT or Gaited Horse
          Answered by Bob Blackwell,
          accredited farrier

          1. How to correct a horse that doesn't seem to want to fox trot and when it does has a hard, rough fox trot.

          2. Horse that does not gait well at high angles.

          3. Filly that is toed out on both front legs.

          4. What to do about an unset "pacey" horse.

          5. Cannon bone length and heeled shoe theory.

          6. Why are trailers put on rear shoes of some MFT horses?

          7. Why are square toed shoes sometimes used on the rear feet?

          8.What constitutes pressure shoing?

          9. What to do about a stumbling horse?

          10. Shoes for the pasture.

          11. Borium shoes, pros, cons, and alternatives.

          12.Shoeing away from a hard trot.

          13. Rim shoes??????

          14. Horse suddenly started striking his front heels with his hind toes at walk after being reshod.

          15. Farrier Question About Angles for Gaited Horses.

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