Arthritis - remedial shoeing or barefoot

not bonkers :p
the only thing I might do if he were mine and if I were thinking of poss taking them all off would be to cushings test just so I know where I stood on that front.
 
Hmm, I don't think he has any symptoms of cushings, but yes worth thinking about. Regarding taking all four off, did you just see some pigs fly past there? We need to start slowly lol.
 
Go on.........make a proper job of it! And get some boots with the money you will save (as well as a decent trimmer) just in case he struggles for a week or two.
 
I don't think that would work! It's kind of a case of if it ain't broke don't fix it, but potentially given how much he'd done when we got him aged 4 he'd been shod since 3, he also has a very tubular shaped body which maybe suggests that working him that early didn't allow him to develop (this was 20 years ago now remember!). And now he's 25 he may need a slight regime change. He has thin walled upright feet which can be tricky to shoe and it's been kind of accepted for years that he might be footy for a few days post shoeing due to nail bind, or something!

Yes, I know.

Fwiw my bf horse hasn't had his feet touched since he had his wedge shoes in December pre rockley. It will only take 4-5 years of no shoes to recoup the cost of rockley :D but fingers crossed I'll save on the seemingly annual vets fees too ;)
 
Well, went as expected with the mothership!

'He's always hated picking his legs up' and 'the farrier has to be careful in his thin walls to get the shoe on'
Also 'his feet aren't as good as your horses, they crumble more'

Sigh. I'll work on my neutral phone voice and try my sister when I have the energy.
 
With F's I said to vet he is struggling more to be trimmed, they said oh is he difficult for the farrier then? I said no me, that's how I know :p

Letting go of his feet is a big thing now he has moved, and with me moving even further we are going to let the farrier have a go hoping he takes my guidance in the right way!
 
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