I'm new to using Pergolide as my mini horse was just recently diagnosed. I've been using compounded capsules which I read held it's potency the longest. I started with a 0.25 mg pergolide capsule

I find it impossible to come to any conclusions as a reader because this just seems to be an interview with Brian Hampson about his study. No methods, results, discussion. I'm unable to find the

I wonder if these horses were barefoot when they started. Also curious how they were managed over that year. Personally, I wasn't satisfied with any of the trims but it doesn't state if they were

Oh wow, sorry! Yes, here it is: https://www.americanfarriers.com/articles/9235-trimming-significantly-changes-hoof-morphology?fbclid=IwAR3F90YDxeSQ9hieKoBsa0-9HMAILqNS1tAeu5zJl53LC7pyNrq1q5LOVEo

Hi Melanie, What specific article are you referring to? Can you provide the link? -- Lavinia Moderator/ECIR Support

Hello, I know this article is long and technical, and from what I understand they used horses with no morphology, and have considered the barefoot way, mustang roll, "toe dubbing", to be detrimental

The slow motion setting on Youtube is pretty helpful in this instance! -- Cass for Cayuse (PPID/IR) and Diamond (IR) Sonoma County, Calif. Oct. '12 Cayuse Case History Cayuse

Sent the latest trim pics - I took them for measurement on boots to verify we were right as we lost a boot at a ride in the mud. I can grab some this weekend of the other views if needed. We did our

Hi Griffin, Glad to hear he has improved. Not to worry on his "looks" - we all know how that goes this time of year. lol. Send the pix to me and I can upload them to his album. I *think* I'm seeing

Hey all, So, the final verdict was abscess that blew on his RF at the coronet band in July. Since then, Sully he's been doing pretty well. Been barefoot with boots on front for normal riding, with a

Thank you :)

Some use hoof armor for a bit of sole protection. With jesse, it took me about 1 yr to tell the farrier. “ hands off of all sole , forever. “. All the best

Hi Amy, Sorry your boy is having a problem. In order to be able to make any specific comments, we need to see the radiographs and current hoof pix. If you could send them to me directly, I can get

Hi- My horse does not have any rotation- he foundered in 2014 and his hooves have been remodeled. We took x-rays today to find out why he is slightly lame on his LF- blocked lunged etc. Then films

Hi Julie, in addition to Lavinia's excellent post, here is an article may provide some additional insights. I love these Pete Ramey articles - all free for the reading. Several have been updated in

No. That post is using correlation to imply causation - which is false. It states that because the wall itself is the same thickness, this is a necessary thing. In flaring, it isn't the wall that

https://www.facebook.com/HoofingMarvellous/photos/a.662347543817191/949996621718947/?type=3&theater I have a horse that has a bit of a flare to one of his hooves. Everyone calls it a "club foot" and

The vet in this video is Dr. Debra Taylor, who has done a lot of work with Pete Ramey. She is doing a lot of good research on how the horse's foot works and what we should be looking for when deciding

https://thehorse.com/155327/is-the-hoof-smart-adaptability-of-the-equine-foot/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=health-news&utm_campaign=09-30-2014 Wondering if all this is agreed on here. -- LJ

Hi Sofia(?), So sorry you are this mare is having this issue. It would be better for you to post a message on the main group so that you can get a full welcome and more specific instructions. In the