HOOF GROWTH CAN BE DECEIVING

 In some respects this hind foot looks pretty normal and a horse owner may not even realize it needs a trim.  But when the shoe is pulled and the hoof is trimmed the photo below shows just how much the foot had grown in just one nip around the hoof.  Even more was removed when rasped and shaped.
 A hoof that does not flare can "carry" the shoe in a normal position even when the hoof is long.  A person needs to look at the calendar days since the last shoeing not just the foot on the ground.