Hi there and Welcome! I would like to suggest some reading for you ... go to: http://www.hopeforsoundness.com and read on the Natural Balance Trim. I would...
If anyone is wondering ... I didnt' run the challenge this month and not sure if I will again. Probably in the fall when everyone's got a bit more indoor time...
hi & welcome to the forum! i didn't get the attachments/photos....i'm on "digest" format, so don't receive these. could you put them in the photos section of...
måndag 27 juni 2005 14:11 skrev barefoothorses@yahoogroups.com: Thanks Jill, I think we have a similar grass here but the swedish word for it is "raj grass"...
Here are a few pics of the right front foot on my mare. Please tell me what you think. She had a full trim on June 17, and I rasped her up on the 29th. The...
... file? They didn't come through as attachments to the messages. Or, at least, not on my computer. --Gwen] ... tell me ... up on ... and ... advise...
Hi Joule, The first picture shows me that she has flaring in the toe region. From the coronary band down to the ground, the wall should be smooth. And it...
Hi everyone.. Well.. thanks to this list, my Quarab mare's feet are looking awesome!.. now.. I have a new project. His name is Doc. He's a 13 yr old...
Get him trimmed for sure, but don't discount the EOM diagnosis when your daughter's safety comes to play. Get him retested and see if he's still actively EPM....
Thanks Jen! I am sorry you couldn't see the photos Gwen, could you explain how to send them to the photos file? Thanks in advance. Jen: I think that it is...
... Gwen - I also posted these pics at HGS, you may find them there in a thread called "Contracted heels? Pics" in the health forum. Thanks again. jouLe...
Hi Barbara ... I figured it out to be less expensive than the vitamin supplement I was using. The old supplement was fed at 1 qt. per 1000# horse. The ABC Plus...
Depending on where one lives in the country, this supplement may not be balanced at all. It has no Selenium in it (or at least none that I can see and...
... not ... that ... That's probably WHY the ingredients are not included. Selenium is abundant in the western part of the US whereas here in the NE it is ...
Gwen, There is a big problem with white muscle disease in the west. Who told you that Selenium is abundant in the West. I know for sure that there is no...
Here's an article I wrote back in the late 90's. I'm sorry -- I should have said MIDwest ... Selenium Supplements for Horses Gwenyth Browning Jones Santagate...
From what I'v heard from people AZ is one of the few places that actually has an abundance of Selenium and one that one needs to be cautious about having too...
Hi, Just a note to remind you that the last LIVE session of Gwen Santagate's Penzance Progressive Equine Partnership Teleseminar is on July 20 - this Wednesday...
I hear people say 'club foot' for everything from a poor trim job to a hoof almost knuckled over it's so upright. Is there an agreed upon medical (?)...
It will be interesting to see what others say because when I read about club foot on the horseshoes.com forums, even the farriers don't agree with each other...
Well,technically only humans suffer from "club feet"! A horse will have an upright (or stumpy) hoof, or a stilt hoof or a bear hoof! An upright hoof will be...
I pile them up in the barn! Someday I will figure out something beter to do with them, but I sure don't chuck 'em. I know Save Edge will take them back and...
Hi Everyone, Here is a sneak peak at The Horse's Hoof Issue #20: * Barefoot Draft Horses Working Hard in Norway * Boots or No Boots? including booting tips *...
Hello, Just a little introduction for myself. My name is Denise, and I have had horses all of my life. My husband (Steve) is a retired farrier of 15yrs and now...
hi Denise! lucky YOU, to have your own farrier/trimmer!!! ;) my only advice: get hoof boots. whatever it takes to achieve a 'heel-first' landing when...
i must've missed a post somewhere....Valerie Treese is my neighbor! we have a AANHCP trimmer who comes up from Georgia every six weeks to trim/fine tune our...
Well lucky is one thing I've always heard -- blessed to have the man in my life is the biggest. He is patient with me and my endeavors - and this is one that...