I don’t ask often

[Roasted Chestnuts]

My little fat cob with the odd liver results also came back negative for EMS and cushings and I felt myself breath a sigh of relief too.

Knowing she's 'just' got fat after the move to their winter field and a lot less exercise took a huge weight off my mind. Summer is strip grazing and the track anyway and now the days are getting longer she can actually start hacking more. She is also getting clipped (badly!)

Yeah it was a big sigh! So just need to keep an eye on him.

So update on the farrier situation! He couldn’t come this morning as he was unwell

So no new shoes for Faran which means I can’t turn him out again as of yet. Since his slight lameness is because of the hoof imbalance I don’t want him out running about causing more damage until they are fixed

 

[Tiddlypom]

How frustrating that the farrier can’t come today. You’re wise keeping Faran in until the hoof balance issues have begun to be addressed, though.

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

So we have shoes on he’s walking better if a little funny as he’s not used to the shoes, I have for some big over reach boots on for them as there is a fair bit of overhang for support and I don’t want him pulling them off

I feel a bit defeated as I wanted him barefoot but if this helps get him back there then I’ll just have to swallow my disappointment in myself and just move forwards.

 

[FinnishLapphund]

Please try to not feel defeated @Roasted Chestnuts , don't forget that the only thing that truly matters is what is best for him. If what is best for him today is shoes, then regardless whether that is temporary, and you can try barefoot again when he gets better, or whether he'll end up having to wear shoes for a long time, you're simply doing what is best for him. Shoes or barefoot is actually irrelevant when you think about it from that point of view.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I know you probably don't want to hear this but I would seriously question your farrier, those toes are far too long and I wouldn't want heart bar shoes on those feet.

They look out of balance the toe should be right back and its not I think your main issue.

 

[ihatework]

I know you probably don't want to hear this but I would seriously question your farrier, those toes are far too long and I wouldn't want heart bar shoes on those feet.

They look out of balance the toe should be right back and its not I think your main issue.

I agree they don’t look great but in this situation I’m going to play devils advocate.
You cannot change feet overnight. The foot conformation and balance is very poor. It will take time to correct. I’d hope this is a farrier recommended by the vet (and if not it should be).

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I agree they don’t look great but in this situation I’m going to play devils advocate.
You cannot change feet overnight. The foot conformation and balance is very poor. It will take time to correct. I’d hope this is a farrier recommended by the vet (and if not it should be).

I agree I know you can't correct them after 1 set of shoes I just thought I would mention it.

I do find though some farriers just don't cut the toe back enough and when questioned they say its too much to cut off, when Arabi was 5 I had foot balance and long toe issues and the farrier was adamant he couldn't cut them back anymore.

The vet was just as useless so I got recommended vet to look and he gave me a farriers number, he came trimmed my horses feet put natural balance shoes on and they immediately looked better and I had a sound horse, and he hadn't looked right in front for months.

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

Thank you for your points! I’m not offended. The farrier I’m hoping will address what you have pointed out. I’ll try to get better pics of the feet means you can see the angles and stuff properly.

He got his muzzle fitted today, he wasn’t happy at all!!

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Aww he looks so sorry for himself.

I have recently remembered the horse I had with the same issue also had to go to a new farrier recommended by my vet, and the vet had him there at the time of X-rays and instructed the farrier exactly how he wanted him to trim her and also put the heart bars on.

This lasted about 18 months until she was allowed to go barefoot again. She never had another days lameness, but I stuck with the vets farrier and never went back to my old farrier that I had used for years before without a problem. But I have to say the old guy was very set in his ways and was never open to questions or, heaven forbid, trying something a little different!

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Don’t be disappointed re having him shod, an imbalance is surely so much easier to correct with shoes.

 

[holeymoley]

Is your farrier Ferrie trained? I’ve had a few that were and seem to leave the toe overhanging, seems to be to do with breakover.

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

Is your farrier Ferrie trained? I’ve had a few that were and seem to leave the toe overhanging, seems to be to do with breakover.

I have absolutely no idea these days I couldn’t tell you who was training who now. I only know who to avoid like the plague

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

Better pics of the feet for those who were giving me points

Looking at him head on

Left Fore this is the one with the worst imbalance and Lami.



Right fore



He is being shod four weekly at present. So will be due again shortly. I’m wondering if her will just do removes as the shoes haven’t seen much of anything with the frost up here meaning no turnout and me long lining four times for 20mins a time.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Removes will be fine for a few cycles .

When were the feet last x rayed? My own homebred mare was left with very poor foot balance by a registered EPA barefoot trimmer. The initial x rays were done at the vets, and they called in their tame farrier who shod her to the x rays, and then the x rays were repeated the same day before I brought her home.

That’s a long winded way of suggesting that the feet are checked out again by the vet and x rayed again, so that vets can check whether they are happy with the way that things are going.

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

Removes will be fine for a few cycles .

When were the feet last x rayed? My own homebred mare was left with very poor foot balance by a registered EPA barefoot trimmer. The initial x rays were done at the vets, and they called in their tame farrier who shod her to the x rays, and then the x rays were repeated the same day before I brought her home.

That’s a long winded way of suggesting that the feet are checked out again by the vet and x rayed again, so that vets can check whether they are happy with the way that things are going.

I think the farrier wants another cycle before rexraying the feet so that would be 12 weeks after initial X-ray roughly.

I want the X-rays redone as I want to make sure this never happens again