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<blockquote data-quote="Alan" data-source="post: 373948" data-attributes="member: 378"><p>Sounds like he is just being a little mind lazy. When he is comfortable, like around his home walking to a routine place, his mind will wonder and he will trip. When he is out on a trail ride and experiencing new things he is focused. I wouldn't worry about it. A "rocker" may not help his tripping in that case. A rocker is for a horse that clips the back of his front feet with his rear feet. It slimply causes the horse to complete the motion of his hoof faster and therefore pick up his feet quicker, usually you only rocker the front feet. With a rocker the horse also has less toe, and the shoe is bent upward at the toe. This changes the angle of feet and therefore puts new pressure on his tendons, give him time off if you do it and watch for heat in the tendons.</p><p></p><p>From what you have said I wouldn't worry too much about him tripping, it's just probably him, as it is a lot of TB's. If he was mine I wouldn't rocker him unless he is clipping himself, it's not too harsh but it sounds like he doesn't need the change.</p><p></p><p>JMO,</p><p>Alan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alan, post: 373948, member: 378"] Sounds like he is just being a little mind lazy. When he is comfortable, like around his home walking to a routine place, his mind will wonder and he will trip. When he is out on a trail ride and experiencing new things he is focused. I wouldn't worry about it. A "rocker" may not help his tripping in that case. A rocker is for a horse that clips the back of his front feet with his rear feet. It slimply causes the horse to complete the motion of his hoof faster and therefore pick up his feet quicker, usually you only rocker the front feet. With a rocker the horse also has less toe, and the shoe is bent upward at the toe. This changes the angle of feet and therefore puts new pressure on his tendons, give him time off if you do it and watch for heat in the tendons. From what you have said I wouldn't worry too much about him tripping, it's just probably him, as it is a lot of TB's. If he was mine I wouldn't rocker him unless he is clipping himself, it's not too harsh but it sounds like he doesn't need the change. JMO, Alan [/QUOTE]
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