FfionWinnie
Well-Known Member
He's your horse so you should do what you want.
However, how he is moving on a soft surface, is surely how he will move when his feet have toughened up a bit, on all surfaces.
I would absolutely follow the Rockley methodology with this horse. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
None of mine are shod and none have any good issues but I've transitioned about 9 horses now and it's honestly not that difficult.
My daughter's pony was utterly crippled without front shoes and her front feet were tiny compared to her (bare self trimming sound) back feet. I took the shoes off 18 months ago and her feet are tremendous now. She has very rubbish conformation and is 14 and I feel self trimming is absolutely the best thing for her as it is for all my others.
However, how he is moving on a soft surface, is surely how he will move when his feet have toughened up a bit, on all surfaces.
I would absolutely follow the Rockley methodology with this horse. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
None of mine are shod and none have any good issues but I've transitioned about 9 horses now and it's honestly not that difficult.
My daughter's pony was utterly crippled without front shoes and her front feet were tiny compared to her (bare self trimming sound) back feet. I took the shoes off 18 months ago and her feet are tremendous now. She has very rubbish conformation and is 14 and I feel self trimming is absolutely the best thing for her as it is for all my others.