Recent content by devonlass

  1. D

    Impar ligament/collapsed heels/heart bars help please

    There can be many negatives to barefoot, and despite being an avid barefoot fan and having barefoot horses for many years I would suggest you don't rush into it without discussion with your vet, farrier and careful consideration as to whether you can realistically manage a barefoot horse. I...
  2. D

    Petplan beyond useless!

    Had one claim through pet plan and couldn't fault them tbh. Paid vets direct less than a month after claim being submitted also paid a continuation claim 3 months later with no hassle whatsoever. They are my vets preferred insurance company and I believe the only one they will deal with direct...
  3. D

    Proper Horses and Ponies, Cornwall

    Bought a fell pony off him few years ago.Was exactly what it said on the tin so to speak. Fab pony who knew his job despite being relatively young when I got him.Now in Scotland and is an excellent (and bombproof it has to be said,nothing phased that pony) ride and drive.To add another string...
  4. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    Tell me about it,doing enough work is always a struggle.Trouble is as well is that he is not my main riding horse,I got him as a nanny to my youngster,but that means of course getting other people to ride him. I don't have any trouble getting people to ride him on an occasional basis,he's...
  5. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    I can totally see the point you are making re: x rays,but I am going to wait and see for a while rightly or wrongly. On the basis that hopefully trimmer won't actually be doing too much intervention wise as that's kind of the point to let him shape his own hoof somewhat,also that he is so...
  6. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    As mentioned he does not appear to be landing exactly toe first,More flat when on level terrain,and he is landing heel first when going downhill which is why this is mainly when he is lame one would assume?? The plan is to allow him to self trim mostly as long as he appears comfortable with...
  7. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    And you would have been completely right to make that assumption as it appears I did not write 'when vet was there we were so busy being squished we forgot!!' Missing words is one thing but i am now missing entire sentences,huge apologies that was completely my error!! Trimmer and I have...
  8. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    You see this is how I KNOW people are not actually reading what I write!! His lameness did not start later in the year it started in the summer,I have stated this many times. He is not 'difficult' around his hooves,where did I say this?? I said he is difficult for the vet,nothing to do...
  9. D

    Sarcoid referral fee!!!???are you kidding me ??!!

    Whilst I'm not surprised at the referral fee I don't blame you for being cross,especially as it seems to have been sneaked in there with no explanation of what it actually covers the cost of. Maybe if you query it with your vets and play on the fact you did not one previously and were not...
  10. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    Apologies I did not see these before other post. Would you please read the last few posts where it was suggested that there was nothing glaringly obvious wrong with his feet other than management and diet issues,and that I was wrong for 'trying to lay the blame with my trimmer' (which I...
  11. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    Not at this stage,vet does not think it necessary enough to put us,and my wallet through his behaviour a second time. Couldn't have been done even if wanted to on the first visit BTW as he would need sedating to be still but if don't sedate him straight away before he knows what's going on he...
  12. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    Lol I love this forum,full circle within a few pages,some things never change. Absolutely totally not true at all that I wish to blame my trimmer.In fact I would love to do lay no blame at her door whatsoever,that's the main reason I posted although I was trying to be discreet about it...
  13. D

    Why does everyone hate coloureds??

    Totally agree with this. Ironic to see a thread asking what's wrong with them,when I remember threads not that long ago asking why everyone liked them!! Fashion is a fickle thing ;-) Personally was never a fan,don't like a lot of white,especially on the face. I have often considered...
  14. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    No prob about other thread,just his foot looks quite different left au natural so to speak and wondered if people would be able to see what if anything was going wrong with the trimming aspect of it by comparing the two lot's of pics. Pretty much what I wanted people to say is exactly what...
  15. D

    pics of barefoot hoof need opinions and thoughts please!!

    Sorry and there's more!! Firstly I have not been antagonistic,and certainly not in response to people being critical. To be fair if you read what I posted originally and my replies I think it's more a case of people not actually reading what I put and what I was looking for.As mentioned I...
Top