Recent content by stormybracken

Another satisfied customer of Rockley Farm. After at least a year of lameness and seemingly endless involvement with vets my horse Storm had an MRI and the official prognosis of "poor" by the vet plus the verbal suggestion I have him pts, just as the insurance was due to run out. Two weeks...

Phew, just caught up, excellent Thread, thanks cp!

There's an interesting video on the Rockley Blog about this.

Another Rockley rehab. here - just completed a week's horsemanship course including riding every day for five days with Storm seven months after being given a "poor" prognosis and advised to have him put down by the vets. He came back from Rockley sound in walk, trot and canter, and we've been...

Vets do seem to be reluctant to MRI, it took me almost a year to get one which finally revealed what we all, except the vets, knew was wrong. I'm so sorry for you and your horse, this is a difficult and frutrating situation. Please contact your insurance company, it is only vets who can...

Unshod for two years while I believed that some horses can go barefoot and some can't, barefoot for the last year while I'm learning that all horses can go barefoot given the right diet, environment, exercise, and trim, and always from now on, I'm learning so much about the health of my horses...

I suggest you do consult a vet as soon as possible so you have an independent expert to talk through all your questions. Something has caused her foot to deteriorate, and without diagnosing and treating that you are in the dark!

Because I didn't take the time, or to be honest know I needed to, to find out about how a horse's hoof works effectively my horse has been unrideable for several months, and was restricted in his exercise on hindsight for several years before that. If your horse is happy and healthy and...

I've really appreciated the way they've ALWAYS answered the phone quickly, have been clear and helpful when I've asked questions, have been paying vet bills for an ongoing issue all year without hesitation, and although they are querying a claim at the moment they are clear about what they will...

Fantastic news, good luck for the future!

As someone who has had experience of strangles... in theory yes, in practice I wouldn't risk it for many weeks after the all clear, and I would expect the owners to be responsible and not ride out equally.

Absolutely yes to MRI as the others have said, that is the only way you can see the soft tissue damage if it exists. And absolutely yes to work BUT only good work is good work, and that is where the experienced people who have successfully rehabbed horses with caudal hoof pain barefoot have the...

My horse has finally been diagnosed with DDFT damage by MRI after a year of intermittant lameness which included nerve blocks, cartrophen injections, x-rays (endless x-rays), remedial farriery...his veterinary prognosis is "poor", and after months of research I have sent him to rockley farm in...

Unfortunately photos of other horses' barefeet may not help you! But if you check out Pete Ramey's sites, progressivehorse, rockley farm, and performancebarefoot they all have photos of hooves in various states which may give you an idea. If your horse is happy and healthy, then no problem!

I haven't read anything by him, but why wouldn't you recommend to?