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Most farriers recommend resetting a horse's shoes about every six weeks. Shoes should be custom fitted to suite the horse's individual shaped foot.
After resetting, the farrier removes the shoe, trims the hoof and nails the same shoe back on. Shoes are reset as long as the shoe is in good order. Shoes should be replaced as the shoe shows wear & becomes thin.
Signs your horse needs to be reset are: - Loose nails
- A shoe has come off
- The hoof is overgrowing the shoe and becoming
out of shape. - The show is excessively thin or worn unevenly.
- The shoe appears twisted on the foot.
- The shoe is loose
Discuss your horses shoeing needs with a qualified professional farrier.
Merlon Park resets shoes every five weeks & replaces shoes at the very first sign off thinning - if in doubt throw a suspect shoe out!
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