First barefoot trim mustang roll into white line.

Why not ask your farrier at the next trim what he recomends should be done?

You posted on another list that you asked for a roll so that you could get boots on. All that seems to have happened is that the farrier has done as you asked. If the horse was trimmed 4 weeks ago there would have been little to trim but the feet were rolled as requested.

We don't now what the farrier would have done if a roll hadn't been requested. He doesnt look to have done anything to the frog, bars, sole etc so maybe he would have done less to the toe.

I think you need to ask your farrier not unqualified people on an internet site. If you like what he does and he gets your horse sound, based on his trimming methods, then great otherwise find another one.
 
Yes, do have a good, frank chat with your farrier.

As brucea says you can't roll a thin wall and he will need time to grow a better, thicker wall down. His hoof will probably change shape over the next few months so getting diet right, treating thrush and making sure he is as comfortable as possible is (imo) your main goal atm while he grows some more hoof.
 
Diet wise i don't think i could possibly make any better changes, track system with little grass with hay instead. She has magnesium, brewers yeast amd linseed fed in a small amount of fast fibre.
They also have access to salt and mineral lick. Obviously open to any further suggestions.

Paddy55 I asked on here to get a broad opinion on her hooves as a 'bare foot trimmer' who wasn't asked to give her opinion (i wasn't there) said the farrier had done a C**p job. So i'm up against to 'professionals' who have very different opinions.
As i am new to barefoot i thought it best to seek opinion from experienced people here!
 
I would add (swap the mineral lick) a balancer such as pro hoof or one of the forage plus ones if testing grass and hay is not an option. Good, appropriate mineral intake along with low sugar/starch, high fibre diet is important.
 
Thanks Amandap, i shall order a balancer now.
Hay and grass have been analysed hence giving magnesium as grazing is deficient.
 
scewal said:
Thanks Amandap, i shall order a balancer now.
Hay and grass have been analysed hence giving magnesium as grazing is deficient.
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If you have an analysis you will know what is deficient or in excess. Was magnesium the only deficiency? If it was then a balancer probably wont be needed.
The results will need interpreting to be able to know for sure along with factoring in the rest of the diet.
 
scewal said:
mineral lick. Obviously open to any further suggestions.

Paddy55 I asked on here to get a broad opinion on her hooves as a 'bare foot trimmer' who wasn't asked to give her opinion (i wasn't there) said the farrier had done a C**p job. So i'm up against to 'professionals' who have very different opinions.
As i am new to barefoot i thought it best to seek opinion from experienced people here!
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yes I do appreciate you have 2 different opinions. However if you were to do a poll on here as to what "experienced" people thought you would get some saying it was a lousy job, some saying it was over trimmed, some saying not trimmed enough and a whole lot of other opinions.
You are asking people with very varying degrees of experience to comment on a horse they have never seen. All this is at the same time as not knowing what your farrier thought nor if he is aware your horse is sore and able to comment as to why.
For example someone could have asked a farrier to put a roll on as they needed that for their boots. In that instance the farrier may have assumed that if the horse was to be booted then soreness may not be a problem.

I would add though that some farriers have very low opinions of trimmers and some trimmers certainly have low opinions of farriers.
 
Thanks Paddy555, its a minefield!
I will certainly have a chat with my farrier, and thank you again for your advice.
 
scewal said:
Thanks Paddy555, its a minefield!
I will certainly have a chat with my farrier, and thank you again for your advice.
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you are right it is a total minefield. That is the one thing that I think everyone would agree on. :D:D:D

can I suggest you make the horse comfortable at present and see how she goes. In 6 weeks time this could all be a distant memory.

In the meantime read all you can. Then when farrier comes you will be in a better position to discuss it and you will have some idea if what he is suggesting is a good idea. Somewhere you said he trims your other pony so presumably that is OK.

From what he has done with the rest of the foot part of me wonders if there has just been a bit of a misunderstanding.

The thrush treatment that someone suggested is very important. Even if you don't think you have thrush, or if your farrier didn't mention it, it is well worth treating as if she had. That way it is another potential cause of soreness well out of the way. Everyone uses different products. I would scrub daily with milton especially getting deep into the central sulchus (with a cotton bud if necessary) and then lather them with sudocrem.

Also of course the excellent advice you have had on minerals. If you already have analyses you are more than halfway there. There is a lot of info on the diet section of Phoenix about minerals and supplements which may give you some ideas.
 
Thank you Paddy555. I have just started reading Jaime Jacksons book, thrush treatment started this morning.
I have applied vet wrap and tape to her feet, which seems to be helping. Yes other pony has got very hard lovely feet, not had a days lameness after being trimmed.

Will also contact forage plus for advice.

Many thanks.
 
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