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Hi Claire, Thank you for your informative response. I will try to insert my answers to your questions below: Claire Vale wrote: Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?

Hi Gail, The x-rays show that he had a bit of rotation back in February - enough to definitely be concerned, although not nearly as bad as some I've seen and worked with (20 degrees or more). There

Abby Thank you for your advice! I went thru 4 different farriers since last June 2006 , when I knew something was wrong with Buddys feet but they all told me I was crazy, that there wasn't anything

sand_gail wrote: http://pets.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECHoof/photos/browse/dcb3 Gail - The xrays look GREAT - very good progress for sure, but there are two things ... 1) We really can't make

All hoof guru's, please take a look at the new photos posted and give me your comments/advice. These are befor trim/after trim in chronoligical order. The good news is Buddys is no longer sore. Is

---- STOMPERX@... wrote: You should be able to get them for $40 or less, per each. -Abby B

-How much do the castle boot cost. Karen-- In ECHoof@..., STOMPERX@... wrote: is similar: (http://www.castleplastics.com/hoofboots.htm) rather large, seem to simply can not

Hi Claire Welcome to the list! Glad you and Walt are here. For those of you who have not met Claire, she and Walt are co-moderators fo teh barefoothorsecarelist. Thanks for your reivew of how you

In a message dated 4/10/2007 11:07:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,karen@... writes: i believe they were less than 70.00 (including shipping). i DID likethem. one of these days i am going to try a

In a message dated 4/9/2007 11:21:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,karen@... writes: no, i did not use that particular one. i DID try this one, which issimilar: Castle Plastics HoofBoots the boot

Claire, he is "toe first landing" both before andafter this recent farrier visit. He came here in shoes and because of thecurrent ground conditions in his corral, we opted to keep him in shoes. There

Claire, thank you so much for all thedetails. We've had no x-rays done as of yet. Our plan was to givehim time to see if he comes around. I kind of had the feeling, and wasreinforced in your

Hi Amberlee, I forgot to ask, was he landing heel first or flat before he was shod? Landing toe first suggests that his heels are sore, and I guess that's not in the least bit surprising to you <G>.

Hi Amberlee, I'm sorry, no heel? No HEEL??? Just what did they think that huge long structure at the back of the foot was, then? I have to admit, the trim / shoeing was very different from

Hi Nancy, When working on feet with very poor white lines (stretched or eaten away), I like to use a 'radical' trim which removes the wall from weight bearing, to prevent further levering and tearing

Has anyone used this little boot instead of the Equine Slipper http://www.plumshadefarm.com/learn_emergency_boot.asp Karen, Chantilly and Tommi

Hi Linda, Do you have recent x-rays of Classy's feet (sorry, new member, I haven't read back through all the messges yet <G>)? If so, then they'll be very useful in telling you just what needs to

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Amberlee, I certainly am no expert, but I will tell you about Tilly recently. As many know she foundered back in August 2004 and didn't make any progress until spring of 2006 for lack of a trimmer