http://www.horseshoes.com/forums en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:06:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.horseshoes.com/forums http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12840&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:14:26 GMT Hello all I'm new here and just want a second opinion please :o. I have a 6 year old event horse, I've not had him very long and I had him vetted by a very very experienced and well known vet and he passed with flying colours.

Now since he has been with me which is only a month he has felt ever so slightly unlevel on his off fore. He never felt lame if you are with me just unlevel/unbalanced. my sister in law got on him said I have no idea what you are on about, I can't feel or see anything, then my jump ri gave me a lesson and said nope can't see a thing, so I said get on him, no she still couldnt feel a thing. Then I got back on him and thought, no he feels unlevel on the right rein, and it's like literally 2% unlevel. I then got Farrier out who immediately said he had a twist in the off fore and it will make him feel like that but he's fine to ride. I gave him 2 days off to start, he was just the same, I then rode him hard x country, just the same. I rode him in the field, couldn't feel it, I trotted him on hard ground, couldnt see a thing. So I showjumped him, fine, x country schooled the following day, fine, galloped him down the beach, sound, took him back in the school, but when I asked him to come very very straight and together and there it was again. I thought I was going mad, I knew that the way he's been ridden if anything was wrong he would be lame. So now Farrier has offset his shoe to pull the twist out or something?? I said to farrier, he has felt like 2% unlevel on that foot and he said yeah he will do, surprised noone else noticed it as it's quite a big twist so istead of his hoof hitting the floor square it was hitting the floor on the outside wall and therefore causing the hoof to buckle slightly?? and because his movement is straight but his hoof was slightly out it's made him feel unlevel!! Farrier says he's absolutely fine to ride and jump but it may take a couple of months to completely pull it out? The shoe has been offset for about 2 weeks now and I have continued to x country school, showjump etc, he does now feel ever so slightly better and now I can only feel it at times, the Farrier has been back out today and said that the hoof already looks better as the web at the bottom is being filled?? Now I know what a good set of hooves should look like basically but I'm a bit panicked now, my farrier says not to worry and the way it is coming better already means it will grow down and correct. Does all of the above sound right/normal? It's just that he's only 6 and a VERY talented and precious horse to me, is he ok to ride, and by ride I mean hard work?

Thanks, sorry that's a long waffling post lol x ]]> Farriers Helping Horse Owners with Shoeing and Trimming Problems BogTrotter http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12840 http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12766&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:50:12 GMT Hi folks,

This is my first post here so hope I'm doing things right.

A bit of background. I have two APHA horses that I use for trail riding (also do a few competitive trail rides a year). Recently I haven't been pleased with the job my farrier was doing so I brought in someone new who does "barefoot trimming."

Katie is a mare - 15 years old. Impressive bred and is N/H for HYPP.
Dakota is a gelding - 14 years old. Both are easy keepers ... very easy keepers. They are on pasture 24/7 and both get one cup of soaked shredded beet pulp and one cup of a mixture of plain oats and TC Low Starch once a day. In this I mix their supplements which right now includes Dumor Senior Combo from TSC and Silver Lining Herbs.

Yesterday was their trim day so I took before and after pics. Here is a link to my photos on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tat2gir...7624741152372/ ... they are dated but the first 40 are pre-trim and the last 12 are after trim.

The trimmer told me that she suggests grazing muzzles for both horses. That both are showing signs of laminitis in their hooves, particularly the mare The gelding has a cresty neck and could be IR. I was pleased with the way she both handled the horses and with the trim job -- but thought I'd post the photos to see if anyone had any comments, suggestions, etc.

I'd be happy to answer any questions. Thanks for any insights you can provide. ]]> Farriers Helping Horse Owners with Shoeing and Trimming Problems Rest Less Acres http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12766