becca1305
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I did a quick google but nothing much came up and thought recommendations were probably best anyway .
I want to go completely bf with my 16.2hh TB now since he's coped amazingly well since going bf behind. He's in very light work atm which will gradually be increased - he does DR. I will do some hacking with him but little road work. We have gravel, stones and concrete around the yard/field which he's been fine on bf behind (so a good start ), and I've heard the gravels meant to be good for them when bf for their frogs/soles?
My current farrier is great with shoeing but suggested that as horse is slightly pigeon toed bf wouldn't work for him? did some research and learnt that supposedly correct bf trimming should aid in the correction of pigeon toes. So whilst he's great I don't think he's necessarily the right person to do the lad's bf trimming. Any recommendations for bf trimmers in the area? Leics -south notts way.
Anything else I should know? His diet I would think is pretty good for going bf - he's on average grazing, adlib haylage made off same fields, feed twice daily - recommended amount of feed balancer containing biotin, fistful badminton high fibre nuggets, and a fistful of molasses-free alfalfa. He's been on this diet since last spring (with the exception of haylage introduced after being stabled overnight in Oct/Nov).
Also out of interest (I know every horse is different) but was your horse completely comfortable the day after shoes removed to do some light work in manège? If not what kind of exercise buildup would you recommend as the norm? I am aware from threads on here that horses can go footy a few weeks in - is this less likely if horse has been okay when changed from shoes to bf on hinds? What is the best way to proceed exercise and hoof care wise if horse does go a bit footy?
Thanks for any responses and sorry for all the questions!
I want to go completely bf with my 16.2hh TB now since he's coped amazingly well since going bf behind. He's in very light work atm which will gradually be increased - he does DR. I will do some hacking with him but little road work. We have gravel, stones and concrete around the yard/field which he's been fine on bf behind (so a good start ), and I've heard the gravels meant to be good for them when bf for their frogs/soles?
My current farrier is great with shoeing but suggested that as horse is slightly pigeon toed bf wouldn't work for him? did some research and learnt that supposedly correct bf trimming should aid in the correction of pigeon toes. So whilst he's great I don't think he's necessarily the right person to do the lad's bf trimming. Any recommendations for bf trimmers in the area? Leics -south notts way.
Anything else I should know? His diet I would think is pretty good for going bf - he's on average grazing, adlib haylage made off same fields, feed twice daily - recommended amount of feed balancer containing biotin, fistful badminton high fibre nuggets, and a fistful of molasses-free alfalfa. He's been on this diet since last spring (with the exception of haylage introduced after being stabled overnight in Oct/Nov).
Also out of interest (I know every horse is different) but was your horse completely comfortable the day after shoes removed to do some light work in manège? If not what kind of exercise buildup would you recommend as the norm? I am aware from threads on here that horses can go footy a few weeks in - is this less likely if horse has been okay when changed from shoes to bf on hinds? What is the best way to proceed exercise and hoof care wise if horse does go a bit footy?
Thanks for any responses and sorry for all the questions!