Hi Collaeyn, I did reply to you on the Main on ECIR Group, guess you just missed the message. I will get those up before Friday's appointment. -- Lavinia Moderator/ECIR Support

Hi Lavinia, I'm hoping you'll have a chance to do Monty's markups soon so I can get them to my farrier to "digest" before she is here on Friday. Thank you! -- Collaeyn and Monty Sewell, NJ June

Hi Ellen, This is what he has been on since May 2019 and has been doing very well weight wise and energy wise for Endurance. (we tried Sentinel LS before that and he plateaued and stopped gaining

Hello again Griffin, Judging from that one hoof photo, they need dietary help in a pretty big way. How did you come about his current diet? Ellen north Alabama 08/13 (?)

I haven't checked the ingredients in Keratex lately but I so clearly remember Doug Butler's reply to my question during a letcure he gave. I asked about using Keratex and he simply answered if you

Ok, maybe I will do the topical route... and I subscribed thanks Bonnie :) Ellen, I will get new hoof photos this week as the farrier is coming (6w this cycle, usually we reset at 5 but kind of at the

Hello Griffin! If I were you, I'd put up a set of hoof photos for Sully. And current body shots as well. Diets loaded with 'grass' are challenging to 'balance' to. One of the ways to prevent

Griffin, Here is a link to a recent newsletter from Dr Kellon about cracking hooves. You can subscribe to receive her newsletters via email.

Ugh. This is my 3rd summer with Sully and this year we have major cracking issues going on the with the hooves. Worse up front... Anyone else having issues this year due to the weather? they wear fly

Thank you! That is a totally different perspective that what I have always thought, and it actually took 3 times of reading your response to actually “get it”! We’ll keep you posted! Thank

Leave those areas alone. Sole depth doesn't necessarily build evenly. Areas that need the most help can develop sole more quickly. When you shave that down, you are thinning an area that is doing

Lavinia, This is from my trimmer...My main question is when there are raised lumps in the sole sitting above the bar height, is it ok to leave that or could it cause bruising? Thanks so much! --

Lavinia Thank you so very much! We will continue to plod along with your suggestions. I will forward your response to my trimmer and let you know if she has any questions. -- Amber, Calliber and

Hi Amber, I know how frustrating it can be to have a horse that is a bit like peeling an onion - every time you think you've reached the center (and your tears are over), another issue rears it's ugly

Marquise has DSLD and a whole host of other problems, many stemming from 24 years of having terrible feet. Is there anything that can be done to improve his trim? About a year ago I changed trimmers

Thanks, Susan. Those will be fine. -- Lavinia Moderator/ECIR Support

I've posted a complete set of hoof pictures here: Ella's Photos. Let me know if you can work with them or if there are any that need to be redone. Thanks -- Susan in BC 2020 Copper and Ella's Case

Hi Susan, In order to help, I'll need a full set of current hoof photos. Please see here for what's needed: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/wiki#Photos-and-Hoof-Evaluation-Help On the lateral and

I'd appreciate some advice on my mare's trim. She has a slightly crooked right front foot. She's been like that as long as I've had her. I bought her at 5, she's now 9. I'm not sure if she was born

Not in my opinion. Gravel is a very effective mulch to hold down weeds. I'd rather focus on no hoof wall separation, whatever the cause. Green things grow, for which I'm grateful except along the