Massive difference in my horses feet. Viva la barefoot

[Lucky Lady]

Hi all!

I hardly post on here anymore, but I was just sharing an update on phoenix forum and thought I simply must share my barefoot progress on here because I honestly can't believe how far Ive come. I have been rasping and rubbing all the boys feet every 10 days or so, and in my fight to get them all sound through BF, this regular rasping has been the key. I have been fighting hard for two years now to improve their feet, and I have seen more improvement in their feet in the last three months than in the last two years through regular rasping. Anyone who doesn't believe in barefootedness Just show them this thread! Ha!

In shoes:

http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/Hayley_Sheppard/media/IMG00134-20111203-1321.jpg.html

http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/Hayley_Sheppard/media/IMG00136-20111203-1321.jpg.html
In the summer: this is what I had been fighting to achieve and it wasn't improving!!
http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/H...60664998700_1325855127_n_zps40e1be5d.jpg.html

This was last month:
http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/Hayley_Sheppard/media/photo3_zps1108040e.jpg.html

And tonight, sorry the quality isn't great, I'm living my life in the dark atm!
http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/Hayley_Sheppard/media/photo8_zpsefc8dc6e.jpg.html

Very happy and sound lot right now and I am so thrilled!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!xx

Its so lovely to hear and see something positive! What a difference!

 

[dressagelove]

How interesting, thanks for your responses. I never would have thought that weight was such a key part of the puzzle! He has been carrying a lot of weight for a long time. Because he was on restricted movement because of his recurring lameness, I felt bad and gave him ad lib hay, thinking it wouldn't do any harm! He has, it is safe to say, hated going on a diet, but it obviously has made a huge difference to his hoof progress.

I still think something else, either the rasping / podiatrist must have galvanised it too, because my other horse is a very slim build, almost arab build, and his feet also didn't improve until recently. They both seemed to improve at the same time, a few months ago, so it is definitely a combination I think.