Unfortunately you don’t see this often, but in theory a Morgan should be able to be competitive in multiple disciplines. I’m curious how you go about shoeing a horse that might go into a Western and SS class at the same show? Do shoe requirements/restrictions that vary across disciplines make it difficult? I suppose in…

Can anyone explain to me how to correctly shoe a horse that tends to pitch their foot forward and lead with their heel as they step down and forward at the trot? I know most farriers have their ways of remedying this but I would love to understand the ‘mechanics’ of it.

Many of you are probably already aware of this, but for those who haven’t heard there has been an outbreak of the EHV-1 virus.  From a quick web search I haven’t been able to find specifics on how many horses have been affected and what areas of the country, although it seems to have originated…