Hello, I am trying to start natural barefoot trimming professionally, and also trying to learn as much as I can! I recently have met a man who has a donkey...
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barefootedhorses@yaho...
Oct 2, 2005 12:13 am
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Forget the "natural" trim..just get that donkey trimmed. Nothing "natural" about trimming anyway..so all this talk is just a waste of breath. Just get a good...
Hello barefootedhorses, There haven't been a lot of posts lately on this list and it would seem a shame to see it die off. Anyhow we have been very busy doing...
My mare is 22. Always been a little overweight. Nothing has changed in the past year but the trimmer. I am seeing dishing in the front. And ridges going all...
well I have done four hunter paces this season with my quarab, and this year, one full year into barefoot, he is better than ever. We have rocky trails and...
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Oct 5, 2005 1:32 am
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Hello jm, Unless there was something wrong with your horses hooves which needed correcting, you shouldn't be seeing changes let alone changes for the worse. do...
How cool... I live 45 minutes from Big South Fork. I ALMOST went out to that endurance ride just to watch & see, but didn't make it. We might have run into...
I am with Bonni, pictures and if your new trimmer can’t answer move on or go back to your old one. The best way we can help here on line is with pictures,...
Thanks, Where can I post them. I donąt think I will find the before pictures, I had a major computer crash last year losing a lot of pictures. But, I can post...
Has the horses' diet changed at all? This can affect how the hooves grow in spite of frequent good trims. How often is your mare trimmed? I too would love to...
Hi! I am pretty new to this group - and have only had my mare for 2 1/2 months after a long, 30 years without a horse. Shaker is a 4 year old foxtrotter and...
I ride foxtrotters barefooted and never use boots. The problem is the rider, compounded by the boots. The weight of the boot causes the foot to be lifted in a...
It sounds to me like a young horse's inconsistency and I wouldn't worry too much about it. It could also be your inexperience with a gaited horse as you...
Thanks, Dennis! I wondered about the weight - however these boots are only 1 lb each, and Shaker does not seem to react any differently with or without them....
Pam - Thanks for the encouragement! I am going out with a local foxtrotter group to a ride on the 15th - and am looking forward to talking to them, too. I...
Hello chiefwinnemucca, Well, I have to disagree with this. I ride my horses barefoot, booted, and sometimes with plastic shoes. It makes no difference to ...
Hello Pam, I agree, and she should run even faster if they try to tell her that you have to have different angles on gaited horses! bonnie ... -- Best regards,...
Hi Patricia..My input was for your general info. If a foxtrotter is in a sactioned MFTHBA show, His shoes cannot weigh more than 21oz(obviously some think that...
Thanks, Dennis! You threw lots of new terms at me - I have a LOT to learn about all this stuff. I ordered the book from the web site you suggested earlier....
My new farrier said my horse has seedy foot. Can anyone offer any advise? I usually like the hooves rolled, he suggested not to do that, it would weaken the...
We also have 2 TWH's, and they wear Old Macs. I can defintley feel a difference in thier gaits with the boots on. The more the boots get worn in, the better...
Hello jm, thanks for the pics. I would definitely say that the right front has the toe beginning to get to far forward. You can see the change in angle of...
Hi Jennifer. I don't understand why rolling would weaken the hooves. Sounds like it is needed, most definitely, in these hooves to help tighten up the white...
Thanks Gwen for your reply. I really thought a Mustang roll would help. His outer wall has been too long, but not his toes. We did have a very wet summer, I...
Hi, I'm Lynn S., from Texas, with Rusty and Reggie. If you love barefoot, and I know you do, you might have seen my postings hither and yon. I've found Pete...
... Hi Lynn, You sound mighty happy. Do tell some of your hoof revelations and successes. My latest is leaving the hoof wall a tad longer than I usually do. I ...
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