lillith
Well-Known Member
1. Do you have your own horse?
No
2. Are you a:
Lesuire rider
3. What disciplines do you take part in?
Hacking
Dressage
Show jumping (very tiddly)
Showing (for fun)
4. How are your horses feet kept?
Trimmed
5. How often are your horses feet attended to?
8 weeks +
6. What shoes does your horse have?
None
7. What is your level of knowledge about hoof balance and shoeing?
Brief
8. How important do you think hoof balance is?
High
9. What effects do you think poor hoof balance can have on the
horse?
None
Slight soreness
Slight lameness
Quite lame
Very lame
All of the above (including none in some cases)
10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?
Yes
For her - she is pigeon toed, upright and not symetrical but every time someone has tries to 'fix' this she has gone lame.
11. Do you discuss your horses hoof balance with your farrier?
Yes
12. Have you / your farrier used corrective shoeing methods in order to
correct hoof balance?
No
13. Do you think that corrective shoeing methods are beneficial?
Sometimes (sorry pita I know)
No
2. Are you a:
Lesuire rider
3. What disciplines do you take part in?
Hacking
Dressage
Show jumping (very tiddly)
Showing (for fun)
4. How are your horses feet kept?
Trimmed
5. How often are your horses feet attended to?
8 weeks +
6. What shoes does your horse have?
None
7. What is your level of knowledge about hoof balance and shoeing?
Brief
8. How important do you think hoof balance is?
High
9. What effects do you think poor hoof balance can have on the
horse?
None
Slight soreness
Slight lameness
Quite lame
Very lame
All of the above (including none in some cases)
10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?
Yes
For her - she is pigeon toed, upright and not symetrical but every time someone has tries to 'fix' this she has gone lame.
11. Do you discuss your horses hoof balance with your farrier?
Yes
12. Have you / your farrier used corrective shoeing methods in order to
correct hoof balance?
No
13. Do you think that corrective shoeing methods are beneficial?
Sometimes (sorry pita I know)