unbalanced
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Does anyone know Lucy Priory? Is she good? I have been googling barefoot trimmers as I am umming and ahhing about whether to take pony's shoes off. Instructor thinks it's an excellent idea, vet said backs would be alright but not fronts as she's had laminitis, farrier said I could try the backs off but only the fronts off if she's not doing much work... I am changing my mind every five minutes here.
If I do it she will have one more set of shoes next week, possibly with backs off but not sure about that either (as I'm going home for Christmas so will be doing loads and loads of hacking and roadwork and need her to be happy with it).
I just keep reading these threads here which tell me how much healthier she would be without the damn shoes, my instructor is convinced it would be good for her, and my pony seems to be joining the barefoot 'convince me' team as the other morning I found she'd pulled a haynet down and got it caught in both back shoes so her back feet were effectively tied together. I had to cut it out. Helpful animal.
Anyway. Lucy Priory? Or other Essex trimmers? I currently box her up to a farrier up in Suffolk for four shoes.
If I do it she will have one more set of shoes next week, possibly with backs off but not sure about that either (as I'm going home for Christmas so will be doing loads and loads of hacking and roadwork and need her to be happy with it).
I just keep reading these threads here which tell me how much healthier she would be without the damn shoes, my instructor is convinced it would be good for her, and my pony seems to be joining the barefoot 'convince me' team as the other morning I found she'd pulled a haynet down and got it caught in both back shoes so her back feet were effectively tied together. I had to cut it out. Helpful animal.
Anyway. Lucy Priory? Or other Essex trimmers? I currently box her up to a farrier up in Suffolk for four shoes.