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Hoof Balance and Shoeing Questionnaire Name
I am Daisy Shufflebottom and I am currently studying for a Foundation Degree in Equine Science and Husbandry at Craven College, for my dissertation I am looking at Hoof Balance and Shoeing, to assist my dissertation I need to gather information and data on the subject. So I would appreciate if you would spend a few minutes of your time to fill in this questionnaire. Thank you
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1. Do you have your own horse?

Yes
No

2. Are you a:

Horse owner
Lesuire rider
Working rider
Head person
Competion rider

3. What disciplines do you take part in?

Hacking
Dressage
Show jumping
Eventing
Showing
In hand
Polo
Driving
Endurance
Western
Other
None

4. How are your horses feet kept?

Shod
Shod in front only
Trimmed
Not at all

5. How often are your horses feet attended to?

Not at all
At least every 4 weeks
4-6 weeks
6-8 weeks
8 weeks +

6. What shoes does your horse have?

None
Hunter shoe
Egg bar
Heart bar
Natural balance shoe
Other

7. What is your level of knowledge about hoof balance and shoeing?

None
Brief
Sound
In detail

8. How important do you think hoof balance is?

Not at all
Low
Medium
High

9. What effects do you think poor hoof balance can have on the
horse?

None
Slight soreness
Slight lameness
Quite lame
Very lame

10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?

Yes
No
Not sure

11. Do you discuss your horses hoof balance with your farrier?

Yes
No

12. Have you / your farrier used corrective shoeing methods in order to
correct hoof balance?

Yes
No
Not sure

13. Do you think that corrective shoeing methods are beneficial?

Yes
No
Not sure




Thank you for completing my questionnaire.
 
1. Do you have your own horse?

Yes


2. Are you a:

Horse owner
Competion rider

3. What disciplines do you take part in?

Hacking
Show jumping
Eventing


4. How are your horses feet kept?

Shod


5. How often are your horses feet attended to?

4-6 weeks


6. What shoes does your horse have?

Hunter shoe with 2 two clips front and back


7. What is your level of knowledge about hoof balance and shoeing?

Sound


8. How important do you think hoof balance is?

High

9. What effects do you think poor hoof balance can have on the
horse?

Very lame, aswell as causing additional strain on tendons/ligaments and on the overall body!

10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?

Yes, I've got a very good farrier who is very meticulous and conscientious about the work he does :)


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?

Yes and no, nothing major, but my horse does have 2 toe clips in front to keep the breakover point back to make sure my mare doesnt get too long in the toe in relation to her shoulder/pastern angles

13. Do you think that corrective shoeing methods are beneficial?

Yes- some.
 
1. Do you have your own horse?

Yes

2. Are you a:

Horse owner

3. What disciplines do you take part in?

Hacking
Dressage
Show jumping
Eventing

4. How are your horses feet kept?

Shod in front only

5. How often are your horses feet attended to?

6-8 weeks

6. What shoes does your horse have?

Hunter shoe

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?

Very lame

10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?

Yes

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?

Yes
 
1. Do you have your own horse?

Yes

2. Are you a:

Horse owner
Competion rider

3. What disciplines do you take part in?

Hacking
Dressage
Show jumping
Eventing

4. How are your horses feet kept?

Shod

5. How often are your horses feet attended to?

4-6 weeks

6. What shoes does your horse have?

Hunter shoe

7. What is your level of knowledge about hoof balance and shoeing?

Sound

8. How important do you think hoof balance is?

High

9. What effects do you think poor hoof balance can have on the
horse?

Very lame - an inbalance puts additional strain on tendons and ligaments and can lead to catastrophic injuries.

10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?

Yes

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?

Yes -

13. Do you think that corrective shoeing methods are beneficial?

Yes
 
1. Do you have your own horse?

Yes


2. Are you a:


Competion rider

3. What disciplines do you take part in?

Eventing

4. How are your horses feet kept?

Shod


5. How often are your horses feet attended to?


6-8 weeks


6. What shoes does your horse have?


Hunter shoe


7. What is your level of knowledge about hoof balance and shoeing?


In detail

8. How important do you think hoof balance is?


High

9. What effects do you think poor hoof balance can have on the
horse?

Very lame

10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?

Yes


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?

Yes





Thank you for completing my questionnaire.
 
1. Do you have your own horse?
Yes


2. Are you a:
Horse owner
Competion rider

3. What disciplines do you take part in?
Hacking
Dressage
Show jumping
Eventing

4. How are your horses feet kept?
Trimmed


5. How often are your horses feet attended to?

Not at all
6-8 weeks


6. What shoes does your horse have?
None

7. What is your level of knowledge about hoof balance and shoeing?
Sound


8. How important do you think hoof balance is?
High

9. What effects do you think poor hoof balance can have on the
horse?
Slight lameness


10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?
Yes


11. Do you discuss your horses hoof balance with your farrier?
Yes-Regularly as we had a lot of problems which have now been sorted.


12. Have you / your farrier used corrective shoeing methods in order to
correct hoof balance?
Yes


13. Do you think that corrective shoeing methods are beneficial?
Yes
 
My answers :)

dshuff said:
Hoof Balance and Shoeing Questionnaire Name
I am Daisy Shufflebottom and I am currently studying for a Foundation Degree in Equine Science and Husbandry at Craven College, for my dissertation I am looking at Hoof Balance and Shoeing, to assist my dissertation I need to gather information and data on the subject. So I would appreciate if you would spend a few minutes of your time to fill in this questionnaire. Thank you
Please delete answer(s) that are not required.

1. Do you have your own horse?

Yes


2. Are you a:

Horse owner
Working rider
Head person
Competion rider

3. What disciplines do you take part in?

Hacking
Dressage
Show jumping
Eventing


4. How are your horses feet kept?

Shod

5. How often are your horses feet attended to?

4-6 weeks

6. What shoes does your horse have?

Hunter shoe

7. What is your level of knowledge about hoof balance and shoeing?

In detail

8. How important do you think hoof balance is?

High

9. What effects do you think poor hoof balance can have on the
horse?

Very lame

10. Do you think your horses feet are correctly balanced?

Yes, they are ;) EXCELLENT farrier :D

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?

Yes, many methods

13. Do you think that corrective shoeing methods are beneficial?

Yes


Thank you for completing my questionnaire.
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