11/24/2025
You know that moment when your horse pulls a shoe and everyone says,
โEh, they were just playing too hardโ?
Okay yes, sometimes they do just play to hard and make a silly mistake but Iโm talking about the chronic shoe pullers that feels like youโre always texting your farrier โhey, sorry to bother you but Fluffy pulled the same shoe and idk how๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธโ ๐
Hereโs the truth ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐โฆ horses donโt pull shoes because of what they do. They pull them because of how they move.
When the body starts to compensate, everything changes:
๐ด The shoulders or pelvis stop moving evenly
๐ฆต Fascia restrictions shorten stride length or alter limb flight
โ๏ธ Weight shifts off balance, so one limb does more than its share
๐ฅ Before long, the horse starts overreaching, twisting, or dragging, and that shoe doesnโt stand a chance
Itโs not bad luck, itโs biomechanics.
When you see a shoe get ripped off consistently, & you feel like you need to duck tape your shoes onโฆ your horse is waving a red flag ๐ฉ saying,
โSomething in my body isnโt moving right.โ
So instead of just calling the farrier to tack it back onโฆ
๐ Call someone who can look at the whole body.
A full-body assessment, movement evaluation, and targeted bodywork can reveal where those patterns are starting and help your horse move comfortably, evenly, and confidently again. So it also makes it easier on your farrier and you.
Because the goal isnโt just to keep shoes on.
Itโs to keep the horse balanced. ๐ชโจ
