starlasstable
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Hello, new here. I have an appt. next week with my veterinarian but in the meantime I wanted to get some advice and ask if anyone has experienced this. My yearling is 15 months now, he had beautiful hooves until around June. He was 13 months and when the rain and mud finally dried up we noticed he had blocky looking little mule hooves. High heel and not much toe. I thought that the guy I had trimming, had trimmed him that way and we decided to let his hooves grow and work on the heels this summer. They didn't grow much, and he trots with short strides, but he remains sound. I tried to do some research and read that it is not uncommon with yearlings that go through a growth spurt. This little guy is still only 27 inches, but he did have a growth spurt at that time. His hind end grew and he had the yearling uglies, now his front has caught up. The trimmer had moved so he is not here anymore, we are really upset since this yearling was my driving prospect and is well bred. Any advice?