FabulousFlynn'sMum
Well-Known Member
Hi folks,
Right here's the latest saga!
Ive a 4 year old RID that ive backed and broken myself, he's a total star and a saint to learn new things so we are now spending the winter hacking out.
My farrier shod him back in August just fronts only as he really feels his front feet out on the road. Ok, now were into autumn/winter, he just cant for the life of him keep these shoes on!!!!!, farrier has literally been here every week for the last 5 weeks nailing a lost shoe back on to the point now that said horsey is getting arsey (and probs a bit sore) having a shoe nailed on every few days.
The farrier is brilliant, ive used him for about 15 years (he's a surgical farrier who used to treat my old horse, thats how I found him) so ive no issues with my farrier at all, all the horses are done every 6 weeks on the dot and on this last occasion he even made special shoes for my ID that didnt come too far back on his heels to try and stop him pulling them off by over reaching (he wears over reach boots in the field anyway), this in itself caused a small problem as now his heels were somewhat unsupported his stride has changed to quite short and choppy!
Anyway having just had another shoe replaced last Tues, I got him in last night to find he'd pulled another one off!!!!!!!! Farrier has said he doesnt want to come and put it back on again for a while as its just gonna weaken his feet and make him sore all this nailing back on all the time.
So what do you peeps suggest? I have an arena so could just ride him in there for the next 4 months but to be honest I think we'd both die of boredom?!
Now the dark nights are here and with work etc, he'll probs be hacking out a max of 4 times a week so I was thinking of just trying to persist with hacking out barefoot and seeing if his feet gradually toughen up, what do you think? He's also on the maximum dose of Formula 4 Feet to try and help too. Bearing in mind these specially made shoes have altered his stride anyway i'm reluctant to have these on again anyway and would rather wait til he can have proper shoes on that support his heels when he'd shod again if you get my drift?
Oh, and just to add, ive researched all the makes of hoof boots and due to his wide not long foot, I dont think these are going to be an option either, so its gonna have to be a life of riding in the school for the winter or percevereing (sp! sorry) to try and harden his feet with road work?
Many thanks for reading this, choccy biccies and cocoa if youre still awake, haha!
Luv Jayne xx
Right here's the latest saga!
Ive a 4 year old RID that ive backed and broken myself, he's a total star and a saint to learn new things so we are now spending the winter hacking out.
My farrier shod him back in August just fronts only as he really feels his front feet out on the road. Ok, now were into autumn/winter, he just cant for the life of him keep these shoes on!!!!!, farrier has literally been here every week for the last 5 weeks nailing a lost shoe back on to the point now that said horsey is getting arsey (and probs a bit sore) having a shoe nailed on every few days.
The farrier is brilliant, ive used him for about 15 years (he's a surgical farrier who used to treat my old horse, thats how I found him) so ive no issues with my farrier at all, all the horses are done every 6 weeks on the dot and on this last occasion he even made special shoes for my ID that didnt come too far back on his heels to try and stop him pulling them off by over reaching (he wears over reach boots in the field anyway), this in itself caused a small problem as now his heels were somewhat unsupported his stride has changed to quite short and choppy!
Anyway having just had another shoe replaced last Tues, I got him in last night to find he'd pulled another one off!!!!!!!! Farrier has said he doesnt want to come and put it back on again for a while as its just gonna weaken his feet and make him sore all this nailing back on all the time.
So what do you peeps suggest? I have an arena so could just ride him in there for the next 4 months but to be honest I think we'd both die of boredom?!
Now the dark nights are here and with work etc, he'll probs be hacking out a max of 4 times a week so I was thinking of just trying to persist with hacking out barefoot and seeing if his feet gradually toughen up, what do you think? He's also on the maximum dose of Formula 4 Feet to try and help too. Bearing in mind these specially made shoes have altered his stride anyway i'm reluctant to have these on again anyway and would rather wait til he can have proper shoes on that support his heels when he'd shod again if you get my drift?
Oh, and just to add, ive researched all the makes of hoof boots and due to his wide not long foot, I dont think these are going to be an option either, so its gonna have to be a life of riding in the school for the winter or percevereing (sp! sorry) to try and harden his feet with road work?
Many thanks for reading this, choccy biccies and cocoa if youre still awake, haha!
Luv Jayne xx