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They are little spacers just like you might use when you are tiling!! They are positioned to raise the necessary side of the hoof to encourage heel growth but ofcourse it leaves a gap that needs to be filled.

Thanks MrsD123 - found that really interesting and intend to read further into it. I must admit I have been intrigued by barefoot riding but just worry about jumping like that.

My horse has spacers between the hoof and shoe in order to encourage the heel to grow and strengthen. This means he has to have a plastic filler to ensure the shoe is solid to the foot. I have been told this arrangement is the best overreach boot equivalent that you can have but it is...

Thanks for your answer. Sorry for delay in responding. Not quite sure why they were 'boxy'. The previous owner did say (after we had bought him) that the previous farrier had taken time to get his feet balanced and his heel was high. I will ask for a meeting. I have spoken to my vet about my...

When we bought our thoroughbredxsellefrancais about a year ago his feet were quite boxy but he had not had a history of lameness or worries in the hoof department. We took on a new farrier, recommended by a vet, but none of my horsey friends (nor I) had heard of him. He did not like the shape...

Thanks everyone - just didn't know where to start and I do want to be able to use the vehicle for work etc so some very useful suggestions.

Got the horse, unexpectedly found an Ifor Williams but now need to change the car. Can anyone suggest a reasonably priced, economical car to pull an HB505 and 16.1 horse?

Thank you for all your help Those three websites were invaluable - cheers

Our recently purchased gelding has been diagnosed with hind gut ulcers and has been put on a course of Succeed. Has anyone experienced this and if so how long did it take to correct itself and were there any lasting problems. I had to ask the vet to test for this since he scanned for stomach...

I jump her once a week I was told by my instructor this is how often I should. The schooling is coming along better now and she is more forward going but she is still not enthusiastic when it comes to jumping. I lunge once a week, school twice a week, either hack or do some bareback riding twice...

I have a 5 year old mare, I have only had her for about 4 months and I bort her from a show jumping yard. I wanted a horse that enjoyed jumping and was a bit fizzy and when I first bought her she was but as I have had her she has started being very lazy and slow, especially when she is doing...

thanx they are all really helpful answers

I have had my horse for quite a few months now, she is my first horse, when i got her she still needed a bit of schooling but she was very used to the lunge, but the last few times I have lunged her she has not even been willing to trot let alone canter all she dose is a lazy half hearted trot...

I would love to teach my horse to lay down and allow me to mount her wilst laying, but when I have seen how to teach them it looks rather harsh and I am worried that I could do it wronge and dammage her. Is there any tips on how i could teach or wether i should or not.

In canter she just puts her head as low down as she can almost touching the ground it is really strange and it is really hard to pull her up. And by lazy I mean she will not canter up hill or for more than about a couple of minutes I have seen her canter consistently with the previous owner i...