Hi, Cindy. It could be a ton of things. It could also be developing ringbone/arthritis, inflammation, laminitis, pain around the navicular area if his boney...
... laminitic? ... foot. I had x-rays taken a little over a year ago when he was lame. No rotation at that time and he is way sounder now than he was then. He ...
Hello Everyone, I posted photos of the mare that I trimmed who subsequently became very sore. I would love your feedback on her hoof form and my trim. I took...
Thanks to all who responded about mud fever! I am about to start giving my horse hawthorn berries for improved circulation. Its supposed to be good for growing...
Hello Sid, I have never tried it but I kept an article about it that was printed in Natural Hoof Prints, Spring of 2004. That booklet is put out by Equine...
Hi Suzanne, It's Dawn I am getting Hawthorn Berries from! I will report how it goes. I'll be able to really tell because my mare could use improvement from...
Is anyone stalling or bedding on pea gravel? Do the horses actually lay (lie?-never could get that one right)...on it? I have been using it in my sheds and dry...
Hi- We use pea gravel in our 11 horse stall / barn and love it. Its really easy to clean poopies, and yep- the horsies do lay down in it. ( when your horses'...
MAY 2005 Trim Challenge Anwers are posted on site: http://www.thepenzancehorse.com A. FARRIER B. FARRIER C. NATURAL D. NATURAL E. NATURAL F. NATURAL G....
About the same .... Ted Lance got 1 wrong. (GOOD job, Ted!) Leza Smith only got 2 wrong (GOOD job to you, too, Leza!) The rest varied between 1 right and 4 or...
you have gotten me interested... about 10 years ago, when we put down a surface in our barn -- actually an enormous run-in shed -- we used a washed sand. it...
... actually an enormous run-in shed -- we used a washed sand. it was great at first, but it has since broken down under the horses hoofs, so now generates...
Well, its interesting: A & E both tied for the most WRONG guesses. I came in second for wrong answers. Then, F, C D B H J and G going down the line from the...
Dear Leah, Thanks much for the info! If Pete Ramey likes it, it seems like it must be good, given how great his book is! I guess it is mimicking the wild...
... like it must be good, given how great his book is! I guess it is mimicking the wild mustang's ground? ... straight crushed gravel, or the stuff they call...
Barbara, Here, we call the small gravel, "chat." The stuff you are talking about, we call road bond. I don't think you want road bond. The more it is used...
thanks much, leah and jill (and thanks in advance to anyone who may still be going to write in with names of appropriate kinds of small rocks), i will call...
... may still be going to write in with names of appropriate kinds of small rocks), ... and "chat" stones. how deep do you put it down? ... enormous run in...
i have gravel in my two horses' stalls (for five months now) - a ROUND (no sharp edges!) 'river stone' that is approximately 1/4" to 1/2" in diameter, several...
... of embedding in ... i bought ... bags of ... Is this how you bedded each stall...if so do you mind sharing how much it would cost to bed a 12x12 stall? Do...
regarding cost....i truly don't know, in regards to the fully bedded 11' x 16' stall. the reason being that my husband bought a whole LOAD of the the stuff...
I live in NC and the flies are eating my two boys up. I currently use Avon skin so soft, mixed with basic H (natural product) water, a little viniger and a...
Hi Rhoda, I don't have flies yet this year but the mosquitoes and no-see-ums were devouring my boys until I started spraying again. I use one cup of apple...
We also have flys and biters badly here. We feed free choice sulfer (yellow rock) and this cuts down on the fly bites allot, the horses love the stuff! Of...
My horses have been covered with flies and ticks this spring, the natural sprays didn't help, the chemical sprays only helped for about two hours. I bought...
Bug Check contains DE. And, since it is in a powder form it is potentially dangerous to you and your horses. It's fine to ingest DE, but inhaling it is very...
We mix our DE with Soy oil when feeding it. No dust, not even with the feed ration. Jill ... From: karen_standefer To: barefoothorses@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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