Recent content by Scarolina

Just one last important thing I forgot to mention: One person who recommended shoeing him, because he appears a bit on the flat-footed side, is a vet, although she works with small animals, not horses. Her own horse previously had laminitis, so she’s understandably very cautious about it. Her...

He’s definitely not comfortable on the tarmac yet. I’ve been walking him very slowly, at his own pace, for about 100 yards to the field where we work the horses. The ground there is soft sand, and he seems much more comfortable, so I keep him walking for around 25 minutes in the arena. I’m...

An update on the hoofs: I'm getting a lot of mixed recommendations at the farm I keep my horse at. 1. Hoofs are too short to be barefoot 2. he is flat footed - I should put shoes back on 3. Bars are definitely too long. I need to trim them. Any thoughts?

Thank you both so much :) I think I'll wait a few days walking him and see if there's any change on the bars. If not, I'll do a slight trim.

@Burnttoast here's the image of his hoof. Outer hoof is chipped as I just removed his shoes 2 days ago..

Hey everyone, I have a 10 yo polo pony. I removed his shoes 2 days ago because we’re not playing much polo these days because of the weather. Our arenas are soft sand. Within the past few months I’ve noticed these hard bits protruding from his soles. Now I’ve removed the shoes you can...