My horse has been enjoying a barefoot trim for the past 9 months. He is building up nice calluses. At the age of 27, my goal is comfort and the occasional...
Standing with the hoof under the body relieves the TOE area; if he were standing with the hoof out from the body then that would indicate heel discomfort....
Here are details about The Horse's Hoof San Diego clinic: San Diego, California area June 3 & 4, 2006 The Horse's Hoof: Healthy Hoof Clinic Valley Center, CA...
Well, after 4 months of being barefoot. I CAREFULLY took Schnapps, my Haflinger, through the Lucerne Valley. This is very rocky, big and small, terrain. I've...
Kathleen, Go check in the groups pages. Yahoo has been messing up lately. I belong to several yahoo groups and some come in and others don't. Jill ... From:...
I've been a reading member for a while but have never posted because my three guys are all barefoot and healthy. However, we acquired a beautiful Westphalien...
Hello all. As I stated in my first post, I've always had my horses barefoot and my trimmer answered all my questions the last time she was out but I have...
Gwen, Thank-you for your suggestion of May 3rd to post some photos of Calypso's hoof. On Monday, I took a set immediately before his trim and then again...
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Hi Alison ... I took 3 of the photos and marked them up for you. What I see is that his LH is longer on the inside than the outside (medial wall longer than...
Something to remember, too, that cracks are caused by excess pressures. It's imperative that the walls are not left bearing weight all by themselves but, also,...
As some of you know i have a mare here who is totally uncatchable. She has destroyed some of my fences to avoid being caught.She is also supposed to be preg....
Hi Rhonda: It's too bad you're so far away. I'm up in Saskatchewan. Retraining uncatchable horses is something I like doing. In the meantime, before someone...
Hi Everyone … looking for horse people from Massachusetts! Clubs, Organizations, Groups, Stables, etc. On May 30th there will be a meeting with invited...
... i'd like to add that cracking is probably often multi-factorial. an example: for years, my husband's horse had had hoof cracks that the farrier and vet...
Gwen, I will forward your marked up photos to my trimmer. I can see the differences. I wonder about his other feet!!! Calypso went similarly lame last...
Hey Keisha ... the sole callous is the raised area around the hoof that will look like the horse has put on his own, natural shoe. ... PENZANCE SAY NO TO...
Hello All- I don't post here much, mostly a lurker. But thought I would post that I am hosting a Healthy Hoof Clinic w/ James and Yvonne in Sept. Dates are...
attached is the PDF of our upcoming poker ride here in Oakridge June 3 if you have any trouble opening this file please email me and i will send you a hard...
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where is this mare located at? Fred Fenner www.Emerald-Acres.com ... From: Arabmom2002 To: horses_for_sale@yahoogroups.com ; horsesonabudget@yahoogroups.com ;...
My nearly 4 y.o. Friesian arrives soon and is in need of a trim. He's coming from an arid part of CA to NC, where there's more but not excessive humidity....