My boy is home from Barefoot Rehab!

Curragh

Curragh

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Hi all,

I don't know if any one will remember me posting a post, about my ISH being diagnosed with navicular. I decided to send him to Rockley farm on Exmoor, to be barefoot rehabilitated.

It was time to bring him home today, hes had a 3 month spell there and has really improved. I'm positive that he will enjoy a full and active life now. Its weird though, as people keep asking when is he allowed his shoes back on?!

A lot of umming and mming from the others at the livery yard, when I got him off the lorry. I could see they were itching for me to dissapear so that they could compare notes!

Hes sound, bute free and that makes me a very happy bunny! Oh and he no longer stands pointing his toes!
 
Mine's down there too.

That's fantastic news - but poor Frankie, how's he going to cope without his best buddy. We hacked them both out last week and they were itching to take off
 
that is so interesting, really glad your boy has come right! I am looking at getting my mares shoes off. No probs (touch wood!) currently, but thinking that shoes aren't doing her any favours so shall have them off before anything might develop! She is an ish too and has great hard pony feet so I am hoping she will do well without shoes.
How are you managing turn out esp with the rain and warm weather? That is the bit I am most worried about as I don't want to keep her in and I don't want her to be footy from the sugars either!
 
Glosgirl - I've been told to keep my boy in during the day and only out at night. Due to the sugar being lower during the evening.
 
I'm positive that he will enjoy a full and active life now
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How absolutely fabulous! :D good luck for the future which must have once seemed very bleak indeed. Hoorah and well done to you for having the courage to try barefoot rehab. Fantastic :cool:


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I've been told to keep my boy in during the day
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Besides the sugar issue, keeping your boy in through the day will mean fewer flies, avoiding the dangers of sunburn if that is an issue for you, help keep his teeth in order chewing all that fibre in his daily hay rations and always having him handy to ride - no tramping over the fields to catch him. Win, win, win really :)

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