Barefoot trimmer

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Can anyone recommend a barefoot trimmer in north east England ? I have always followed traditional shoeing trimming techniques but due to my horses feet suffering from major splitting and cracking and generally not looking great I'm interested in trying something differerent spurred on by discovering barefoot trimming and paddock paradise on you tube !
 
Fast Fibre by Allen and Page is the easiest complete feed.
Micronised linseed from Charnwood Milling [online] 20kgs
I feed Dengie non molassed non alfa for taste and variety of fibre sources.
You may need to add magnesium, and other minerals, perhaps by using pro balance from pro earth, online. I would introduce slowly, feed enough to stop horse being footy.
Saddler will generally only supply Fast Fibre and perhaps non molassed sugar beet pulp, and Dengie chaff, be wary of chaff with names like Healthy Hooves, you must make sure you are not feeding any molasses at all, includes moglo, all feed should be <8% sugar.
Approved by the Laminits Trust means nothing.
Avoid pony nuts etc.
You might need hoof builder from Equimins if feet are really in poor condition.
Take some photos, sole and side on and full frontal, someone will CC them for you.
Feet First is a great book, but ignore seaweed advice.
I rasp off chips myself, and after a year, I can do most of my own feet maintenance, farrier does look at them, he showed me how to check for balance.. Hacking on tarmac will allow horse to self trim the hooves.
 
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AngieandBen said:
Miss L Toes, which Dengie chaff do you use? I thought they all contained Alfalfa;

Healthy Hooves is 5% sugar and 3% starch
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Yes but it does not deliver what it says on the packet, there is very little biotin in it, you would have to feed it by the bucketful to affect hooves and it contains molasses, there are only two non molasses Chaffs by Dengie.
It is not balanced for minerals , which is what the barefoot [and the laminitic] need.
 
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Check dengie website. They do hifi, hifi lite and hifi unmollassed. Both contain the same base ingredients.
 
Miss L Toe said:
Fast Fibre by Allen and Page is the easiest complete feed.
Micronised linseed from Charnwood Milling [online] 20kgs
I feed Dengie non molassed non alfa for taste and variety of fibre sources.
You may need to add magnesium, and other minerals, perhaps by using pro balance from pro earth, online. I would introduce slowly, feed enough to stop horse being footy.
Saddler will generally only supply Fast Fibre and perhaps non molassed sugar beet pulp, and Dengie chaff, be wary of chaff with names like Healthy Hooves, you must make sure you are not feeding any molasses at all, includes moglo, all feed should be <8% sugar.
Approved by the Laminits Trust means nothing.
Avoid pony nuts etc.
You might need hoof builder from Equimins if feet are really in poor condition.
Take some photos, sole and side on and full frontal, someone will CC them for you.
Feet First is a great book, but ignore seaweed advice.
I rasp off chips myself, and after a year, I can do most of my own feet maintenance, farrier does look at them, he showed me how to check for balance.. Hacking on tarmac will allow horse to self trim the hooves.
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Ok thanks, at the minute i have baileys lo cal and speedibeat, but i will replace the lo cal with fast fibre when it runs out. What is the benefit in feeding the linseed? I have 2 TB's and 2 natives they are all in late teens and 20's is it suitable for all of them or just the ones who need condition?
 
Micronised linseed contains all the omega 3's found in grass, but doesnt have the sugar. Its like humans eating oily fish - cept the horses seems to love the taste ;)
 
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