I would say that 6 weeks is much too long a time frame when the toes are still too far out ahead of where they need to be now. I think 4-5 weeks maximum until the trim is exactly where it needs to be.

Hi Josephine, Thank you for your advice and concern. I had already told him to increase hay and reduce the concentrate to 2 kg and feed a protein balancer because the riding school will not allow

Hi Maria in addition to getting his diet balanced so he can grow healthier hooves I’m afraid the horse may “Tie-Up” or get “Monday morning disease” if his high sugar concentrates aren’t

Oh forgot it. The farrier said he would like to trim again in 6 weeks. Is this too much? It feels like it. María.

Lavinia! Thank you, thank you and thousand times thank you! Yes by this time the horse seems sound. One last thing, when you say this "wouldn't feel comfortable putting him back into work until the

I've added the sole shot to the album as well. Thanks for sending it along. The frog appears fairly healthy but it is stretched forward to some degree and not as robust as it could be, which is a

Thanks She actually has a pair of scoots, I’m mainly looking for something with a little more cushion. I switch her out between the soft rides and the others. I have to wrap her Pastern with tape,

Lavinia I have sent you the sole view picture. Seems like I forgot to add it. My apologies. Thank you! María.

Thank you so much Lavinia for your time and comments. Yes the rings are in all four feet but walls and frogs in that horse seems to me very healthy and strong. The horse was perfect before the former

Hi Maria, I've created an album and added the photos: https://ecir.groups.io/g/Hoof/album?id=90925 The crack in the RF is likely due to the previous imbalances. Once those started to get fixed, there

Forgot to say he is a Holsteiner. He was re shoed yesterday. If you don't mind I would also like to know if the rings in the hoof walls are from the diet or are mechanical. He is recieving 4.5 kg of

Thank you for answering. Lavinia I just sent you the pictures I am sorry that are not good but the horse wasn't quiet even for a minute so I just took them in a second. He is not IR or PPID. Amazingly

depending upon how deformed the hoof is, I like Scoot boots for 24/7. You can put a 6mm pad in. Scoots are open in the back, so boot heel rub is reduced. Just keep an eye out for heel rubs by the

Hi Maria, Definitely sounds like mechanical imbalances are a big part of the problem but need a full set of pix to be able to make any suggestions. If the horse is not IR/PPID, then send the pix to me

Maria, Definitely need good hoof photos for this one. Include sole shots even if he is still shod. -- Dr. K

Hi all! The horse of a friend of mine has been being trimmed awfully lately. The horse is shoed. He is high low and the farrier led the horse to wrong forces on his hooves until several shallow

i know there was some discussion about a new folder with boot info? im thinking of trying the equine fusion boots, has anyone tried these or have any experience using them on their laminitic

Exactly, Cass. If you want to be able to use specific measurements to determine what needs to come off (like 1 inch 0r 4cm) instead of a relative measurement (half way between end of toe and position

Would be totally awesome to work with but in reality, way too much "firepower" for what you need to train your eye and make improvements to a trim. -------------------------- Lack of scale is what

I don't have my mare's (Sierra) case history up, lots of photos trying to organize, vet is coming this Friday (5/24/19) to do x-rays. Hope to have it all up this weekend. Last week her frog shed off