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Oh, hello! (PiP)

I don't think their hooves are supposed to be flared out like that, are they? I don't know anything about horses, but it seems to me they need a farrier.

The one on the right kept stamping his back hoof, which I took to mean something, but don't know what. Maybe, "Hey, can you fix our feet?"
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Pam J said:

They do need to see a farrier.

Often if left .. as long as they can move around the hooves can and do break back.. but it isnt an idea or a given.

The stamping often is done as a means to get attention... sometimes for food.. or just the need for attention.
9 years ago

Diane Putnam replied to Pam J:

Interesting, I did get the feeling he was trying to get attention. Twice when I looked away he stamped until I looked back at him.

I suspect their owners can't afford a farrier, judging by the house and property. It's a very poor little town (Newell, not Tulelake as the location says). At least they had good weight and their coats looked good.
9 years ago
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