Recent content by Ronalda

Yes, reduce he leverage from the ground. Get yourself a rasp and put a roll around the wall edge.

Feeties are very nice. Trimming along the sides of the frog is just a farrier thing; but not necessary. In an ideal world the horse would create its own hoof by working on hard and abrasive ground and you could just rasp on a cosmetic roll yourself.

Farrier should spend his time bringing the heels down rather than slicing off the sides of the frog.

Nobody has commented on his action. How is he landing, does he need to build his caudal hoof?

But how are her feet, what is causing the retarded action? Long toe, heel pain, how is she landing?

No pics unfortunately but soft tissue injuries are most often the result of biomechanical dysfunction over a period of time which will subsequently lead to navicular bone changes. Sort out the feet, get them functioning correctly, horse will then be in a position to fix herself. Integrity of...

Yes, the Normans brought their castles with them when they moved in. Their horses were then confined in small areas and stood in their own mess. It was probably this change of use that brought about the introduction of the nailed shoe rather than the perception that wear rate exceeded growth.

Romans did not use nailed shoes; they were not available at that time. Their hipposandal was a lace up medical shoe to keep the horse moving as a temporary measure following injury. They were able to ride their barefoot horses 20 miles a day for as many days as necessary on all surfaces.

Very sorry, I was just quoting part of your post as a reply to jerrysmum in a discussion about the effectiveness of shoeing for arthritis and a recommendation by her vet. Hock spavin is, as we know, osteoarthritis of the three lower joints often brought about by a protracted imbalance of hoof...

Whenever you feel that you are in a hopeless situation the only answer is to put the horse in a position to fix itself. The presence of a shoe will remove that opportunity and thus prevent the horse from creating its own ideal hoof. Are the heels still very high as at the beginning of the...

It's not support as such, you can't add support by weakening the digital cushion, but it's a way of artificially bringing back the foot under the leg more and possibly preventing the heel from sinking as far into soft ground and tilting back, as with a human snow shoe. Are the rearmost parts of...

Please re-read above answers. You cannot fix a navicular problem with a bar shoe.

So well said and absolutely spot on. In this regard, the professionals are a huge hindrance to horse welfare.

Massive requirement to strengthen and engage the palmar hoof, but presence of bar shoe prevents this. Lets just take a moment to ponder here.

Ask Nic.