>>> We've never had to trim anyone else's chestnuts either....and I've had a >>> few seniors to deal with besides Kria.
I have three seniors now, and have had two others, and I haven't had to do anything special with theirs either. I do notice that my older horses are getting what my farrier calls "old horse feet"...and at my age, I'm starting to notice a lot of things that change with age. (Thunder now drags his toes, probably from some age-related neurological change, so his toes wear square. He also gets more chips than he used to, despite the supplements he gets.) Maybe most older horse's chestnuts don't change, but I always allow for some deviation in what's normal in the older guys. Never hurts to ask your vet or farrier though - they see lots of horses, more than most of us do! Karen Thomas, NC
