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<blockquote data-quote="Linda" data-source="post: 229986" data-attributes="member: 50"><p>I had this discussion with my farrier just last week. He used to teach equine anatomy at a vet school. He said the general opinion is that a horse with both dark and white feet will probably have harder dark feet and softer white feet. Then he pointed to my Saddlebred mare that he had been trimming. "Of course, there are <em>always</em> exceptions! This mare has the hardest feet I've ever trimmed, white or dark!" Her back feet are white and are terribly hard. She is the only horse we've ever had that can be ridden barefoot up the face of the mountain without a problem. The face of the mountain is shale rock & cedars. We even tried soaking her feet one time before taking her to the farrier. She will cross water just fine and walks through mud just fine. But she objects to standing around in mud and/or water. She is so long legged she could just step around the muddy spot no matter how we tied her. :lol: She didn't pitch a fit. She just "outstepped" us. So, we took her to the farrier and he earned his $.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Linda, post: 229986, member: 50"] I had this discussion with my farrier just last week. He used to teach equine anatomy at a vet school. He said the general opinion is that a horse with both dark and white feet will probably have harder dark feet and softer white feet. Then he pointed to my Saddlebred mare that he had been trimming. "Of course, there are [i]always[/i] exceptions! This mare has the hardest feet I've ever trimmed, white or dark!" Her back feet are white and are terribly hard. She is the only horse we've ever had that can be ridden barefoot up the face of the mountain without a problem. The face of the mountain is shale rock & cedars. We even tried soaking her feet one time before taking her to the farrier. She will cross water just fine and walks through mud just fine. But she objects to standing around in mud and/or water. She is so long legged she could just step around the muddy spot no matter how we tied her. :lol: She didn't pitch a fit. She just "outstepped" us. So, we took her to the farrier and he earned his $. [/QUOTE]
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