Jools2345
Well-Known Member
the following feet have never worn shoes, they belong to my 6yr old mare. she has had a rough winter with them due to really wet turn out and lack of work-she has only been properly backed this yr. she has had some thrush issues with them and i feel this is under control now. my farrier is very good and happy for her to go barefoot, he listens to my suggestions and we discuss the best way forward, he would like to re-balance her soles, trim the frog and heels-he feels this would help with the flare she gets as he feels that an overgrowth of the bars (due to not landing heel first as she had thrush) has led to the bars becoming too long (especially on one side) and pushing the foot to flare more than is usual for her-thoughts on this please
also some advice on trimming her frogs-do we or dont we, my gut feeling is trim the raggedy frogs to remove pockets and help the frog grow healthy and re-generate without small pockets of thrush, that alongside reducing the bars should (to my mind anyway) promote good healthy frog growth, i realise i may have to go back to hoof boots for a while whilst everything recovers.
she is doing at least 5hrs road work weekly (up to 10hrs some weeks) is sound on all surfaces unless a stone goes into a creavice in the frog (i think there is still some thrush at the mo)
so ideas please lots of pics below
right fore
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833157151749&l=d236be9cc4
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833158231776&l=a364923dfc
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833159431806&l=8433bc9c83
right hind
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833160511833&l=179eb37d65
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833160511833&l=179eb37d65
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833162671887&l=1f6526f515
left fore
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833164431931&l=9fe3127aa4
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833165711963&l=20bcbb658a
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833167792015&l=3c62afdf94
left hind-lovely frog
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833169472057&l=68ac0e817d
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833170632086&l=5cd46c3e28
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833172632136&l=0d04fe5a52
also some advice on trimming her frogs-do we or dont we, my gut feeling is trim the raggedy frogs to remove pockets and help the frog grow healthy and re-generate without small pockets of thrush, that alongside reducing the bars should (to my mind anyway) promote good healthy frog growth, i realise i may have to go back to hoof boots for a while whilst everything recovers.
she is doing at least 5hrs road work weekly (up to 10hrs some weeks) is sound on all surfaces unless a stone goes into a creavice in the frog (i think there is still some thrush at the mo)
so ideas please lots of pics below
right fore
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833157151749&l=d236be9cc4
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833158231776&l=a364923dfc
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833159431806&l=8433bc9c83
right hind
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833160511833&l=179eb37d65
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833160511833&l=179eb37d65
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833162671887&l=1f6526f515
left fore
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833164431931&l=9fe3127aa4
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833165711963&l=20bcbb658a
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833167792015&l=3c62afdf94
left hind-lovely frog
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833169472057&l=68ac0e817d
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833170632086&l=5cd46c3e28
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4833172632136&l=0d04fe5a52