RubysGold
Well-Known Member
Jimmy is 8 this year. Our hacking is miles and miles of hard tracks (like the canal) and Jimmys feet wear down making him footy. At the moment. He has huge frogs and then a tiny bit of foot before it bends round from the breakover (hard to explain)
Anyway, last year I had front shoes put on for summer. They helped him a lot for ridden work. But he takes them off!! Literally I can see him in the morning, shoes on perfectly, by the afternoon the inside nails will be hanging out where he has stood on the inside of his shoe and I have the task of pulling the outside nails out to get the shoe off (which is hard!!)
He always does that in the field within a couple of weeks.
I had the shoes off for winter. Now I either need to work out how to make him keep shoes on. Or find a way to make his feet stay hoof shape so he can be sound :-/
Any ideas???
I know you can get hoof boots but I don't know much about them
Anyway, last year I had front shoes put on for summer. They helped him a lot for ridden work. But he takes them off!! Literally I can see him in the morning, shoes on perfectly, by the afternoon the inside nails will be hanging out where he has stood on the inside of his shoe and I have the task of pulling the outside nails out to get the shoe off (which is hard!!)
He always does that in the field within a couple of weeks.
I had the shoes off for winter. Now I either need to work out how to make him keep shoes on. Or find a way to make his feet stay hoof shape so he can be sound :-/
Any ideas???
I know you can get hoof boots but I don't know much about them