Solo1
Well-Known Member
I have a 4 y.o who's now in work and has never had a day off lame. She's currently on haylage (the bloody thing won't eat the hay we have, soaked or unsoaked! grrr), a handful of pony nuts morning and evening to stop her complaining and then is out on a very sparse paddock. Currently would say she's a tad overweight, but that's coming off
However have noticed she's a bit footy over the rocky path we have down to the fields. She's fine on the roads and wil happily trot along, around fields etc. She goes ouch! and pulls to the verge on the stones, but has no lasting effects once she hits the grass.
(This is not a recent occurrence and has become no more evident since hitting the Spring grass, just I've been taking her over the rocks more often now the weather's nicer )
She's 14.2hh TbxID x Connie if that makes any odds
So yes, anything that I can add to her feed to see if her feet/soles will harden up a bit? I think if it makes no change within a month or so I'll have her shod in front, as it's unfair for her to walk over the stones twice a day (they're on the way to the summer fields that they're going to move into soon) when she's obviously in so much discomfort.
And because I'm very proud of her... a sneaky picture
However have noticed she's a bit footy over the rocky path we have down to the fields. She's fine on the roads and wil happily trot along, around fields etc. She goes ouch! and pulls to the verge on the stones, but has no lasting effects once she hits the grass.
(This is not a recent occurrence and has become no more evident since hitting the Spring grass, just I've been taking her over the rocks more often now the weather's nicer )
She's 14.2hh TbxID x Connie if that makes any odds
So yes, anything that I can add to her feed to see if her feet/soles will harden up a bit? I think if it makes no change within a month or so I'll have her shod in front, as it's unfair for her to walk over the stones twice a day (they're on the way to the summer fields that they're going to move into soon) when she's obviously in so much discomfort.
And because I'm very proud of her... a sneaky picture