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and for the sake of a balanced view it should be said that there are barefoot trimmers and barefoot trimmers... Some extremely well trained and experienced... and some not. The later are a problem for the bf industry and do it no favours at all. Whilst we now have a recognised National...

Sorry, just read your second post. So assuming the horse was shod before it may just be bruising from the shoes. If you are concerned about insulin resistance and want to know more watch Dave Rendle's excellent www.talkaboutlaminitis

yep, Looks like blood (bruise) in the white line. Possibly caused by laminitis. Historical. There is some as yet to exfoliate sole there (I'm not sure what you would define as false sole). Assuming the horse is sound, I wouldn't worry too much about either.

Debatable and certainly not in my experience. Most EP's are educated to degree level or beyond. See also recent OFSTED report on farriery 'education'. See also Equine Podiatry Training.

Always ask the expert in front of you; vet, farrier, barefoot trimmer, EP whoever a few simple questions e.g.:- What do they think the problem is? Why do they think that? What do they recommend to fix it? How will their recommendation address the problem? Sit back and listen to the answers...

Jaime Hickman. Lives in Chesterfield. Started trimming over 30 years ago, founder member of EPAUK, one of 14 fully qualified EP's in the country. jaimeexup@hotmail.com 07811188842 for more info. both Paul and Yvonne mentioned above are also both excellent btw,

I'd be interested to talk to your vet. There is a (currently increasingly fashionable) theory that protien (higher in alfalfa) as well as concentrated carbs can be a contributary causative to laminitis. Are there any other symptoms ? such as increase in digital pulse, heat in hooves...

wouldnt oil or grease make the shoes slip off even easier?

interesting... strickly speaking I'm not sure bone can develope cysts... (but I could be wrong) is what you are describing simply unusual ossification? (similar to ring or side bone but affecting the navicular bone?) what is Tildren please? 'Navicular syndrome' is a 'catch all' diagnosis...

bruised soles happen because of an insult (injury) to the foot e.g. caused by stepping on a sharp stone etc. Just like you could bruise your own foot. If the horn of the sole is thin the bruising will be worse. the thinner the sole the more susceptable the foot will be to such damage. Simple...

follow your vets advice closely (and the vets a Liphook are brilliant). Ask lots of questions. Make sure you understand the answers. Barefoot may help eventually but make sure you get this problem fixed before you start 'messing around' with other things... i.e. just change one thing at a...

A bruised heel is simply that.. a bruise (encapsulated blood) caused by an insult (eg. stepping on a sharp stone) in the heel area... it should recover just as you would if you bruised yourself. If your horse is regularly suffering from them it may be because the horn at the heel is too thin...

How can I resist? Firstly I'm an Equine Podiatrist, that is a fully qualified EP (not DAEP, I hold but chose to rescind that qualification) registered with the EPAUK. Secondly I'm not 'against' shoeing if the situation requires it. Thirdly, yes there are a lot of unqualified and incompetant...

It is better for the horse to go barefoot as it allows the foot to function as nature intended it to (I wont go into details as it would involve writing a book, several of which have already been written). That said if you want your horse to be able to preform beyond the natural capability of...

yep!