Heavy Horse Hitches at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

[Coyotehunter 689]

Here are a few images from the RAWF , these rigs are unbelieveable, i dont think people realise just how much power there is in 4 of these animals, we once had to parade hounds at this show and had 8 horse hitches behind us waiting to go in , it was terrifying

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[Hawkeye. 26]

Great photo's, great show. Have been to the show 3 times.

[skycat 6,174]

Very impressive rigs. But what's with the very overgrown hooves? Particularly visible in the first pic, horse on the right hand side of the photo.

[breeze 1,319]

That's what I was going to ask Skycat, Like you say the one's in the 1st pic's there hooves look massive

[skycat 6,174]

We're so bloody observant aren't we! :laugh: But its not just the size of the hooves, its the way they splay out at the bottom: I admit I'm no expert on heavy horses, but I would have thought that hooves like that would be just not right at all. Certainly not on a lighter built horse.

Edited April 9, 2012 by skycat

[Romany 1,065]

Ha, ha, ha..stick to dogs guys

Excellent images

Edited April 9, 2012 by Romany

[Cleanspade 3,324]

firstly. nice pics and secondly. they are BIG horses. they have BIG hoofs. have you never come across an old horseshoe of a clydesdale or shire horse.

edited to add if you like these you should take a trip to the lowther horse driving trials.

Edited April 9, 2012 by Cleanspade

[paulus 26]

firstly. nice pics and secondly. they are BIG horses. they have BIG hoofs. have you never come across an old horseshoe of a clydesdale or shire horse.

you beat me to it theres some shires down the road, if it stops raining i`ll pop down and get some hoof pictures

[skycat 6,174]

I wasn't referring to the actual size of the hoof, but the shape, the way the hoof splays out at the bottom: this is an interesting read for those who are into minor details of horses' hooves http://www.wolfmanor...eavyHorses.html

 

Sorry! I can't help it if I'm inquisitive!

 

Many years ago I had a lot of foot problems with a cob whose feet had been neglected, and shadowed my farrier on his rounds for a project I was involved in at the time.

Edited April 9, 2012 by skycat

[Coyotehunter 689]

I believe the funky shoeing is to do with them getting higher knee action, the farriers flare the foot out and weight the shoe to make em pick there legs up

 

[skycat 6,174]

Thanks for that coyotehunter. That makes a lot of sense, for the showing, that is; maybe not for the horses!

[lunita 57]

wow never seen that before alright...thats how the feet go when they get laminitus and they go lame from rocking onto their heels and the bone inside misaligning..i wonder how they do it and keep them going sound

[ghillies 209]

nice! what cam and lens where you using?

[Coyotehunter 689]

Thanks Ghillies , it was a Canon 7D and. 70-200 2.8 non is , quite high iso I think it was around 3200

 

[ghillies 209]

yes that is a hi iso..lol i wouldnt dare go above 1600 at a push with the 500D.