Resting after the farrier?

[Chief=Love]

"Some people think a horse shouldn't be ridden right after getting there shoe's on.
I don't think so there's no reason for that. If a horse gets sore after having gotten shoe's than your farrier isn't very good or your horse has tender feet."

Is that statement true????^^^^^^^^^^

[sugarsgirl]

I personnaly don't ride my horse right after a farrier visit. Especialy if shes getting shoes because she needs some time to get used to them. I also wouldn't ride right after the farrier came and just trimmed her barefoot, but a couple hours after I don't see a problem. Its just that they can be a bit tender after getting done. Its not that your farrier isn't good, it might just take the horse a little bit to get used to them. Its like you getting a new pair of shoes, you have to break them in before they're comfortable.

[Chief=Love]

That's very true. Thank you.

what about some one saying they give there horse a weeks vacation after getting shoes on even though the horse has been on shoe's since age 3 now 9.?
Would that statement be reasonable?

[sugarsgirl]

I really don't think that that is neccesary. But, everyone does things differently.

[mare]

I guess if you want to, but, I'm thinking of all the TBs and STBs I worked with on tracks that we worked after being shod. And some hunters and polo horses that threw one right before an event and went on fine. I don't shoe mine, but I ride them after trimming and haven't had a problem. I wonder what problems people have had?

[rums_mom]

We never have to give Rum time off after the farrier visit. But he has consistently had all arounds since we've had him which is less than 2 years. His previous owner pulls all her horses shoes for the winter, but Rum was so ouchy when we got him in Feb (shoes pulled in Jan) and he had 2 split hooves and awful thrush, that when we went to the podiatric clinic with a specialist, we agreed that all arounds would be best.

We have even had Rum shod right before a horse trials. He seems to love his new shoes! But we do have an awesome farrier, thanks to our barn owner. Costs us $100, most other shoeing we had ran in the $60 - $75 range. Our BO, said that Herb is more expensive but worth it. Especially with his vigorious show schedule this fall, and his shoes seem to last longer with Herb. Go figure?

If the farrier is doing regular trims with shoes, horses should not need much time off. I would be concerned.....but then again, all horses are different.

[rocknK]

One morning last spring I wormed my gelding, had him shod all the way around, had his teeth floated, sheath cleaned, & spring shots. Rounded up cattle in the afternoon. He never missed a beat.

[42many]

When I asked my old farrier about how long it would take my youngun to get used to his brand new shoes a couple years ago, he told me "about 5 mins".

Mine are all barefoot all the time now, and most of them I don't have a problem doing riding on right after a trim. My older TB with the tender feet, though, always needs several days to get back into the swing of things.

[Vegashorselady]

I've ridden my horses right after shoeing before and never had a problem with it. If anything they move better because they just had the extra length cut off. Some horses could be more sensitive though?

[HoustonFarrier]

"Some people think a horse shouldn't be ridden right after getting there shoe's on.
I don't think so there's no reason for that. If a horse gets sore after having gotten shoe's than your farrier isn't very good or your horse has tender feet."

Is that statement true????^^^^^^^^^^

Nope. I have never seen a problem using a horse after being shod, UNLESS I have glued shoes on, then it's 24hrs for the glue to set.

Steve

[vicklynn]

I remember when I used to have JD shod. He was a clown, like, seeee, I got new shoes, Id put him in the arena and he would just prance around. Never knew a horse that loved new shoes like that boy did.
As far as riding, unless your farrier lamed up the horse, he should be ready to rock n roll.

[WashingtonBay]

I'd give them a day or two to adjust if there's been a big change... different angles or a new type of shoe from before, because I think it takes time for those tendons to stretch, relax and readjust... but that would be time off from a lot of quick movement, running, turning.... which... we don't do. An easy walking trail ride or free turnout, I think is usually fine.

[rums_mom]

I remember when I used to have JD shod. He was a clown, like, seeee, I got new shoes, Id put him in the arena and he would just prance around. Never knew a horse that loved new shoes like that boy did.
As far as riding, unless your farrier lamed up the horse, he should be ready to rock n roll.


That is Rum to a "T"! He loves to get new shoes and likes to show them off. I was going to say the same thing about a farrier laming a horse but didn't want to come right out and say it. As I recall, you know first hand the damage a bad farrier can do. I will never forget your ordeal with City. Mainly because I just love that boy.

[cowgirlup@idaho]

You should be able to get on and ride as soon as you pay the farrier :p. Shoes don't cause discomfort, poor shoeing causes discomfort. I've only had one horse in 32 yrs walk away lame from a shoe job. He had quicked her with one nail, lame in that foot only. He returned and reset the shoe with a pad and she walked off fine. I cut the pad away after a week and she was still fine. It was the nail into the tissue, not the hoofwall or the shoe, that caused her discomfort.

[Flair]

When I still had Flair, he wore front shoes. The farrier always came in the morning to put the shoes on while I was in class, and I'd go out and ride that afternoon, which mainly just consisted of walking around on the barn trails.

Now I have Mitch, and he goes barefoot. But usually won't be ridden after a trim. He walks off sound-as-a-bell, never-puts-a-foot-wrong but my trimmer usually comes later in the afternoon/early evening, and there's not enough time to ride after she gets done, which is the entire reason why he's never ridden right after a trim. Sometimes he even gets a day off past that (like this week, trimmed Tuesday, day off Wednesday, ridden today) but a lot of that has to do with my schedule rather than him being tender or anything.

But I'd definitely be on the side that says to maybe give them a couple of hours or a day off after they get their feet done, but anything more than that is really overkill.

[wundahoss]

Well it wouldn't work for me if I had to give my horses time off(a week??) after a trim job, as my back's not great, so I find doing it weekly or fortnightly is easier & far less work. What with young kids, I only get to play once o twice a week ATM, so usually it's at the end of the trim(get the boring stuff done first). Also if riding on the rough trails around here, I'll always at least check & often 'brush up' the mustang roll at least before going out.

I agree with your premise - that if a horse NEEDED time off after shoes or trim, it would *generally*(never say never) indicate the farrier was doing something wrong.

[SuperSTB]

Never had to but then again 'trim/shoe' day was always spent doing just that anyway. Only time is was ever and issue is pulling shoes on a horse and not re-shoeing them. They've needed a wee bit of time to adjust but never more than a few days.

[starkitten]

As a fairly new horse owner I do have to trust others for this type of info. My old farrier and barn owner said they get the day off - didn't really matter I never had time to ride on farrier day as I was helping get the other 20 done ;) No time for riding....

My new farrier says - go ahead and ride :) I have moved barns and so I do have time to ride on farrier days :)

[Miracle Whip]

Thank you RocknK - for pointing out to us that somepeople still USE their horses.

I have rode my mare after shots, hoof trims, and teeth floating. Never had any problems although the shots do make her neck swell. Some kind of reaction, and giving her Banamine beforehand helps. Even then I have rode. Moving around helps her not be as stiff sometimes.

[Joey A]

Usually if a horse is sore afterward after I'm done "trimming" one, it's because they should have been shod. 99% of the time I can tell when that's gonna happen.

On a shod horse, I often like to see them ridden after I'm done. Especially if I'm working on a gait problem or just a gaited horse.

With me, if they are sore afterward, they were probably sore before.

I do sometimes reccomend a day or so of rest on arthritic horses as the shoeing process can sometimes make them sore. (standing on one foot while having the other hammered on dosen't help arthritis for some reason)

[Miracle Whip]

Funny, our old Paso Fino went lame after his last trim and then was diagnosed with neurological degeneration. Sure seemed like that trim was more than he could handle and the farrier is one that we have used for years. My guess is the horse was half dead anyway, and the trimming just aggrevated things.