Christmas_Kate
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How often do you have their feet trimmed?
Calling all shetland owners.
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Boudicea
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Depends on the pony, their work, age, medical history?
Loves to the wee babe anyway. x
Loves to the wee babe anyway. x
Honeypots
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approx once/twice a year
rowan
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Mine are all trimmed about every 8 weeks
rara007
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Ajay is shod, but all the others about 10 weeks, maybe more or less mainly depending on road work or not.
Tiggy1
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He is checked every 8 weeks by the farrier but probably trimmed every 16 ish
Stinkbomb
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Ty and Inky are done every 8 weeks. When i got Ty his last owners had only had them done twice a year. Although they werent very long they had grown in an awful shape which meant his front legs turn slightly inwards. and thus my farrier is now trying to correct this. He has said although they may not need shortening as much as larger ponies its the shape that need regular checking.
cobden99
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every six to eight weeks - same as the 'biggies'.
Christmas_Kate
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TG for that. I thought G was odd. He hasnt needed a trim for months now!!
approx once/twice a year
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TG for that. I thought G was odd. He hasnt needed a trim for months now!!
Ottinmeg
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ours used to get trimmed every 12 to 14 weeks.
Honeypots
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TG for that. I thought G was odd. He hasnt needed a trim for months now!!
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Mine has access to a concrete yard and shelter and just seems to keep them in trim. I rasp off any nicks etc myself.
Incidently, I've just aquired another shettieand Exmmor type ponio. They've not been touched farrierwise for approx 3yrs and have nice tidy little feet. Am not condoning leaving their feet for 3yrs BTW but was surprised at how tidy and neat their feet were...
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approx once/twice a year
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TG for that. I thought G was odd. He hasnt needed a trim for months now!!
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Mine has access to a concrete yard and shelter and just seems to keep them in trim. I rasp off any nicks etc myself.
Incidently, I've just aquired another shettieand Exmmor type ponio. They've not been touched farrierwise for approx 3yrs and have nice tidy little feet. Am not condoning leaving their feet for 3yrs BTW but was surprised at how tidy and neat their feet were...
HeidiBoo
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Archie varies, my farrier checks him when he does my big ones every 6 or so weeks, but he hasn't been trimmed for about 16 weeks this time, I thik it's because, due to having one on box rest he's had a small paddock fenced off just outside the barn and wanders along the concrete aisle quite a bit on 'companion' duties....
MagicMelon
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Usually about every 8 weeks. But because my farrier totally screwed up her hooves, she is now being done by a barefoot trimmer every 4 weeks.