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Always Henesy

Always Henesy

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Hi Oberon,

I wonder if you would be kind enough to take a look at the latest piccies re my useless shoeless TB :D
Now they are still a long way off being any good, but his soles are now rock hard, his frogs now have plenty of contact and there is some new growth.
The heels on all are under run...
The pictures aren't wonderful and the one of the OSH looks very long - it isn't at all, the picture just makes it look that way.

He is currently on Micronised Linseed, Speedibeet, a handful of high fibre cubes and Pro-Hoof. This diet he has been on since the 1st week of September. Also ad-lib hay and up until tonight 24hour turnout on rapidly dwindling grass (soon to go on winter paddock)
He is walking comfortably over all surfaces with his hinds, but is still very footy on stones with his fronts.

Your advice and assistance has been invaluable to me (and also Bickerchickone), so a massive thank you. :)
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P.S - Did you get your curly wurly :D:D
 
There is a great set of feet just desparately wanting to show themselves and not been given the chance yet; when was your horse last trimmed ?
 
texel said:
There is a great set of feet just desparately wanting to show themselves and not been given the chance yet; when was your horse last trimmed ?
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Thursday last week. But my farrier could hardly take any off as believe it or not he hasn't got much there.
This relates to a post I made where he came back off loan with screwed feet....
 
Well now...I have just looked at my album "Hercs poorly feet" and yes there has been significant growth in such a short space of time. Have a look if you wouldn't mind - the album is public.

Tell me what you think?
 
Koala Kate said:
Feet crying out for shoes in my opinion. Looks dreadful
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Thank you for that helpful comment but there is history here.

He came back to me from being on loan with heart bar shoes on, the white line had been nailed through and totally compromised. Hence the NO shoes at present as my lad was crippled lame thanks to horrific farriery.

I need to get him sound and with a healthy hoof before I even think about having shoes put back on - and my trusted farrier agrees.

Oberon has very kindly helped me in my quest to get him the healthy growth that he needs.
 
Allways hensey I wish my tb had frogs like that.
Good luck I'm also going the same route with my lad who is lame in shoes and moves fab now without these dreadful things on his feet
 
Looking at how different the angle of his hoof is at the top I'd say keep doing what you're doing. He's growing a lovely new hoof its just taking time.
 
thatsmygirl said:
Allways hensey I wish my tb had frogs like that.
Good luck I'm also going the same route with my lad who is lame in shoes and moves fab now without these dreadful things on his feet
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Thank you! The frog on his offside fore is a bit thrushy so am having to treat that.
I have to say that I am not against shoeing. My farrier is sceptical that I will be able to work him without at least front shoes on. However, I accept totally that getting the diet right makes for good feet.
Oberon has never shoved the barefoot option down my throat. Instead she has given me great advice and guidance as has BC1
I have to say that in just 3 weeks - the difference in his feet is incredible.

Let's hope we both get the good outcome we need :D
 
Henesy, presumably from your album the shoes came off on 16/8 the date of your first set of pics?
Try calling up the same foot sole pic in 2 windows side by side. You will see the difference at the heel. The NF is a good example. A month is no time at all.
You should be very pleased.
 
And it will take time but will be worth it ;)
if I listened to all the " he needs shoes" people at my yard my lad would be pts by now. He's gone from shod on box rest and bute to sound, moving fab and troting fab along the road barefoot. The other horse down the road from me with the same problems is still in shoes and lame with bute. I so wish more people would do their research I really do. I get funny looks hacking mine out in boots but I don't care iv got a sound horse again and will tell the story to anybody willing to listen in the hope somebody may learn from it
 
paddy555 said:
Henesy, presumably from your album the shoes came off on 16/8 the date of your first set of pics?
Try calling up the same foot sole pic in 2 windows side by side. You will see the difference at the heel. The NF is a good example. A month is no time at all.
You should be very pleased.
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Yes that's right, but he came home just before I went on 2 weeks holiday. I didn't change his diet until the 1st week of September. I am very pleased with him. :D
 
Always henesy yes Oberon and bc1 and so many others on here are great they really are and that includes paddy555 who's already here. I can honestly say if it wasn't for this forum and with the above people at the time I needed support I would of lost my lad. They gave me a option which I will say I was totally against ( though lack off knowledge) so I took it on board and sat everynight on my phone doing research after research and slowly it all started to make sence and sink in. Iv got a lot of respect for these people even though iv never meet them. X

have u got boots,pads? Iv found these a god send.
 
Koala Kate said:
Shaping and securing the hoof with a shoe saves the hidious foot spread in the first pics .
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Actually the spread you see is because of the shoes. The nail holes are growing out and the hoof wall has been weakened because of the shoes!

I am not barefoot taliban and he may well be shod again in the future. But even I can see the damage that poor shoeing did to my gorgeous boy.

Would you really put shoes back on to a horse presenting bi-laterally lame, with nail holes through the white line and some inside the white line? Would you not worry about infection and the damage that has been done before you shove some metal over to cover it up?
 
Koala Kate said:
Shaping and securing the hoof with a shoe saves the hidious foot spread in the first pics .
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I'm keen to learn KK but I'm somewhat struggling with your advice. :(
Do you mean the shoe holds the foot together like in a clamp? Can't the foot do that on it's own? Surely the horse evolved to be able keep it's own feet together. :confused:
 
I'm of to bed.

Koala kate I suggest you do a bit of research into the damage that shoes can course.

Iv also got 1 shod horse left ( 5 bare) and I'm well aware the damage that shoes do and the last set will be of soon.
 
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