Making trimming illegal

[teddyt]

If trimming horses feet were made illegal i cant help thinking things like this would be less likely to happen-


http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/299860.html

I know the donkeys werent well cared for in the first place but maybe their further suffering would have been prevented if the owner had more severe consequences for DIY farriery.

 

[dominobrown]

i agree, it takes farriers years to train and its a lot more complicated than it seems.

 

[Jennyharvey]

I dont think making it illegal will solve anything. People are still gonna do stupid and cruel things, no matter if its illegal or not.
Luckily trimmers are gonna be regulated shortly, like farriers. So if there is any dodgy ones, people can take steps to report them.
At the minute any one can trim hooves, whether yu are qualified or not. But hopefully when these new regulations come into action, these sort of things may become less common. Who knows.

 

[Ali2]

Making trimming illegal by anyone but a registered farrier won't stop the sort of idiot that did this!

 

[Donkeymad]

I don't know why, but no matter how many times I try, I can't read that article.

However, I do not believe for one moment that making trimming illegal will make a jot of difference. Those that want to home trim will home trim.