Paso Fino hoof angle

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 06-08-2008, 11:51 AM

I was wondering if Paso Finos need a certain angle for gaiting? If so does anyone know what it is?

kanoo32 · 06-08-2008, 11:57 AM

The breed standard is 52 degrees and no longer than 3 1/2 inches at the toe.

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 06-08-2008, 12:14 PM

Thank you!!

Rudy · 06-15-2008, 06:48 PM

but you trim a horse TO ITS NATURAL ANGLES! not whats on the printed page.

fishing_trex · 06-16-2008, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rudy

but you trim a horse TO ITS NATURAL ANGLES! not whats on the printed page.

Bravo to you Rudy! A horse should *always* be trimmed to its natural angle.
I bought my mountain horse from a farrier who said I had to keep her at such and such an angle or she wouldn't gait. My farrier trims to the horse's natural angle and she gaits even better.

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 06-16-2008, 11:18 AM

Don't worry, it's not like we are trimming by numbers

, I was just curious if there is a significant difference.

pasopony · 06-18-2008, 05:42 PM

Pasos are like every other breed - angle of the hoof should match the angle of the pastern AND shoulder. You will find many people who believe a "certain" angle is the magic number for gait, but it is simply not true. If you are showing Pasos, you cannot have a toe longer than 4 inches (including shoe). Shoes must be regular keg shoes and no weighted shoes or pads of any type are allowed.

You can do some farrier work that can achieve short term success - such as a longer heel and sides with a shortened toe (higher angle) to get the horse to break over quicker. However, this causes problems to the horses tendons/ligaments/bone structure in the long term.

ricoman · 06-18-2008, 09:50 PM

For pretty much all horses the best angle is the one God gave them at birth!!! Small adjustments can help but in the end, the natural angle is best.

Pasodeb · 06-19-2008, 12:57 PM

My farrier does not measure angle. The important thing is to leave heel on them and cut the toe back. I know if the toes on mine start to get out there too long, they don't gait as smoothly. One also tends to stumble, it is real easy to tell when he needs trimmed.

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 06-20-2008, 11:28 AM

We don't go to shows. My farrier did set her into her natural angle and told me not to worry about what the books said

. Thanks for all the responses though!

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06-08-2008, 11:51 AM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,471	Paso Fino hoof angle I was wondering if Paso Finos need a certain angle for gaiting? If so does anyone know what it is? __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

06-08-2008, 11:57 AM
kanoo32 Started Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,362	The breed standard is 52 degrees and no longer than 3 1/2 inches at the toe. __________________ Even if your on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there!

06-08-2008, 12:14 PM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,471	Thank you!! __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

06-15-2008, 06:48 PM
Rudy Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 979	but you trim a horse TO ITS NATURAL ANGLES! not whats on the printed page.

06-16-2008, 11:18 AM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,471	Don't worry, it's not like we are trimming by numbers , I was just curious if there is a significant difference. __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

06-18-2008, 05:42 PM
pasopony Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 811	Pasos are like every other breed - angle of the hoof should match the angle of the pastern AND shoulder. You will find many people who believe a "certain" angle is the magic number for gait, but it is simply not true. If you are showing Pasos, you cannot have a toe longer than 4 inches (including shoe). Shoes must be regular keg shoes and no weighted shoes or pads of any type are allowed. You can do some farrier work that can achieve short term success - such as a longer heel and sides with a shortened toe (higher angle) to get the horse to break over quicker. However, this causes problems to the horses tendons/ligaments/bone structure in the long term. __________________ Horses are not my whole life, but horses make my life whole.

06-18-2008, 09:50 PM
ricoman Weanling Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 440	For pretty much all horses the best angle is the one God gave them at birth!!! Small adjustments can help but in the end, the natural angle is best. __________________ Resistance is Futile

06-19-2008, 12:57 PM
Pasodeb Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Watertown, TN Posts: 827	My farrier does not measure angle. The important thing is to leave heel on them and cut the toe back. I know if the toes on mine start to get out there too long, they don't gait as smoothly. One also tends to stumble, it is real easy to tell when he needs trimmed.

06-20-2008, 11:28 AM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,471	We don't go to shows. My farrier did set her into her natural angle and told me not to worry about what the books said . Thanks for all the responses though! __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke