Shoeing the Dressage Horse

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Shoeing the Dressage Horse

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What is Dressage?

• Dressage is a French term meaning training.
• Dressage teaches a horse to be obedient,
  willing, supple and responsive.

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What is expected from the Dressage Horse?

• The horse freely submits to the riders
  lightest aids or body signals, while remaining
  balanced and energetic.
• The object of dressage is the harmonious
  development of the horse in both mind and body,
  and every horse, regardless of its type or use,
  can benefit from this training.

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The Dressage horse in motion.

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Whats different in footcare with various levels
of training?

• Young horses may not require shoes.
• Upper levels get regular footcare.

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What Equipment is necessaryto shoe these horses?

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Special Equipment is optional.

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Is trimming a Dressage horse different than
trimming other horses?

• More time evaluating better trimming.
• Learn that there is more than one way to trim.
• You must get under many horses, with different
  conformation faults, before you can evaluate with
  confidence.

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Trim to achieve normal Balance

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Hind limb balance.

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How do you see Balance?

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What types of shoes do dressage horses wear?

• Steel shoes.
• Wider webbed shoes.
• Shoes with modifications are sometimes
  necessary.

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Allow the foot to determine the shoe and
the shoe modifications.

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Are clips necessary for a dressage horse to
perform?

• Horses in training may not need clips.
• Horses doing lateral work may need clips.
• Upper level horses usually require clips.

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Are toe clips or quarter clips preferred for
dressage?

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It is your responsibility as a professional
farrier, to educate yourself about the positive
effects of clips, both toe and quarter. Learn
that it is the clips placement that will
compliment a particular foot!

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Toe Clip

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Toe Clips

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The Type of foot that I use Quarter Clips vs.
Toe clips

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Quarter Clip rear view

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The type of foot that I use a toe clip vs.
Quarter clips

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Toe clip rear view

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Break over! Put it where it needs to be!

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Expansion.

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Fit.

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Dressage shoeing educational resources.

• Magazine and books.
• DVDs and videos.
• Go to a show and observe horses at work.
• Functions like the AFA Convention.
• Ride with an experienced Farrier.

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Dressage Shoeing Success

• Complete knowledge of an equines individual
  conformation and movement. Proper trimming, the
  correct shoe, the shoe placement and your ability
  to communicate, will determine your shoeing
  success.

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Finished.

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