Hi Daisy, Can you please post this on the main group as Tiko is IR so all discussions regarding his feet belong over there. Also need the link to the album, please. -- Lavinia Moderator/ECIR Support

hi lavinia, photos are in album for daisy and tiko; last photos at last shoeing 9/30/19, only front shoes, if you enlarge the one photo will get a better look at hind feet. i think our ground is too

Hello all We are new horse owners of a 10-year old APHA gelding, Duke. We purchased him August 30th, 2019. At the time, he was wearing shoes for nearly his entire life, in which he was heavily shown,

lavinia, Toons has super deep collateral Sulci in both hinds. His fronts shed some sole to create cuppiness, but his hinds are not showing any signs of shedding. I usually easyboot glove him when I

Hard to tell, looks like retained sole finally letting loose. New sole underneath may not be ready. I would boot for a few days until new sole hardens up.

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The sole material looks soft and moist. Has it been wet in your area lately? Or is she in boots a lot that keep the soles moist? Looks like the sole may have separated entirely at the juncture between

Hi Daisy, Can you please put pictures of the feet into an album? -- Lavinia Moderator/ECIR Support

lavinia, my ir horse has developed thin medial wall growth in and out front feet( shod) ; not hind feet no shoes; will it help for him to be bare foot; he is actively exercised but i live in western

That is similar to how my horse's hooves look when he's in the process of or has already shed his frogs. I would wait for the experts to weigh in though, b/c I am often wrong. ;)

Hello, I was picking out my 5y mares fronts today. The hoof pick was very easily flaking out sole. A big flap pealed up and she seemed to wince a little. I noticed this yellow stuff that looks like

Connie, I was wondering that too. My Trimmer has been talking about him as well. -- Pat and Savannah

Hi All, I attended a David Landreville hoof trimming clinic this past weekend. I was not familiar with his work until recently. Was wondering if other members have followed his work and experimented

Thanks Lavinia!! So Gigi, I hope you got to see the photos. They seemed like a *good thing to try* but just did not work out for Scotty. -- Deb and Scotty I/R Probably PPID Northwest Illinois, May

Sometimes they don't show up for who-knows-what reason. They've been there on most of your posts, Deb, so no worries. -- Lavinia Moderator/ECIR Support

I'm not sure why my address or links were not available in the past posts? Hope they show up here. -- Deb and Scotty I/R Probably PPID Northwest Illinois, May 13, 2019 Case History:

Gigi...I added the formahoof pics (3) to my photos. It might work for some horses. It didn't work for Scotty because he needed the thicker/cushion under his feet. I give my *then* farrier all the

I have had the same experience, a thicker pad may make the boot unstable and not fit as well if it is a thicker pad than the depth of the boot can handle. Thats a good idea using softride pads in a

Deb, yes I’d like to see your photos. Thanks. I appreciate your experience around the use of these, Lavinia. I can see how they have the potential to fail based on what you described. Anyone have

I have also tried thicker pads in various boots, and inevitably they made the boot not fit right and didn't work. For quite some time now I have been using his Cloud boots with the Soft Ride inserts.