tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post7804293684099370581..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Riley's hooves: A celebration of differences?Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-65584854454528338962010-03-09T01:15:16.594-05:002010-03-09T01:15:16.594-05:00Having worked in the Thoroughbred industry for ove...Having worked in the Thoroughbred industry for over 15 years now I can tell you that Riley's front feet are nothing out of the ordinary. I've seen stakes horses that looked like each hoof was a donation from some other horse, all four! lol. With the amount of growing he has left to do and the TLC he receives I'd be surprised if you'd recognize them in a year or two. I'm in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-65832495485615155572010-03-08T22:19:17.091-05:002010-03-08T22:19:17.091-05:00I'm weird. Anything to do with hooves is NOT s...I'm weird. Anything to do with hooves is NOT slow news for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-18049080456425034832010-03-08T21:08:05.143-05:002010-03-08T21:08:05.143-05:00I agree jean that feet tend to look different (my ...I agree jean that feet tend to look different (my own left foot is smaller than my right). I'm pretty sure, though, they were more similar at 3 than at nearly 4.<br /><br />What can I say? Slow news day...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-36940080972535227712010-03-08T20:38:22.157-05:002010-03-08T20:38:22.157-05:00Very few horses have identical pairs of hooves, es...Very few horses have identical pairs of hooves, especially by shape. Identical angles are a plus when movement is closely judged, though. And his slight toe-out may just need a more mature, filled out body to push the elbows farther apart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-46850626883683879722010-03-08T18:32:12.913-05:002010-03-08T18:32:12.913-05:00I'm not sure I've ever had a horse with id...I'm not sure I've ever had a horse with identical feet. I know my shoer is very careful to label them right and left.<br /><br />It will be interesting if over time Riley matches up again. I would think the surgery would have had some effect on the injured foot. Considering everything, the difference is not as dramatic as I might have expected.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com