Thank you all for your replies! I really appreciate a good debate without the mud slinging.

New questions; Are TBs more prone to having bad hooves than other breeds?

Is it only OTTBs that have problems with their hooves?


I have never had any problems with hooves ever till I got my OTTB mare. She has horrible hooves and of course is getting over two abscess right now. Farrier will be out in the next week to remove her shoes to see how she is doing. Then he will give me his opinion on if she should go without shoes or not.

My TWH has the best hooves I have seen in a long while and my Appendix gelding has good hooves that are a little dry but in good shape. All of my Arabs had great hooves and my mutt horses had the best out of all of them.