Hi Cindy, It's VERY hard to change from a long-time trimmer. I had a trimmer that had been doing my horses for 10+ years that I eventually talked myself into replacing. We actually looked on him as a

I've watched this several times and see no evidence whatsoever of any of those things! He isn't even toe dragging - he's toe first landing because his hoof is too far out in front of him. This is

Just wanted to say thank you. For 4 years I tried different trimmers to fix my flat footed tinder footed Morgans. They had always had great feet until we moved to Northern. Calif. I finally gave

No problem, Cindy. My goal is to try to provide owners with information they can use in discussions with their hoof care providers. If everything was going perfectly on the hoof care front, my

Ida Hammer has several Texas grads, maybe one is close enough to help you. Robyn Kansas 2012

I hope you know *I* wasn’t disparaging your advice. I was hoping he would be willing to contemplate a second opinion, but I expected he would not be. He does what he does, and he is not flexible.

I pick my runs every day and use a leaf blower once a week. It takes a bit of trial and error to get the correct angle so you don't blow away the gravel but once it's figured out the leaf blower does

Hi Cindy, It's unfortunate that the discussion with your trimmer wasn't more productive. As everyone is entitled to their opinion, I provided mine based on what I could see in the few hoof photos we

I have this problem too where I have a hay feeder on pea gravel. The hay fines get mixed into the pea gravel. I've used a little metal garden sieve to separate them, but it is very time consuming

Thank you Cindy! (from one of "those friends") The yellow pads last well. Comparable to the Easycare red pads. -- Maxine and Indy (PPID) and Dangles (PPID) Canberra, Australia

I've used a few different ones and the yellows seem to be suitable for a few different needs/types. Used it on both ponies and horses up to 16.1 and it lasts reasonably well on the horses as

Hi Cindy I attended one of Pete's clinics in the later part of last year. Pete always says (online as well as in person) that we should strive for the horse to be better or the same in comfort after

I saw a video lately where a woman "sifted" the soiled stones through hardware cloth. She used a piece about 3 feet by two feet and rolled up the edges so she could hold it. She dumped the "clean"

I did the pea gravel and was very very happy with it and the horses feet looked great! However, over time, organic matter deteriorates and combines with the pea stone and retains moisture, making it

Lavinia, As expected, my trimmer was outraged and insulted at your critique of his work. He said Oden’s hooves are most definitely not underun, and you are a charlatan. Can you direct me to any

While there is always a remote possibility that something more dire is happening, generally, it makes sense to assume horses, rather than Zebras, when you hear hoof beats. When the toes get too long

Thank you so much, Lavinia. I posted about this in the Hoof Care and Rehab group on FB, and I got alarming responses! Including PPSM, PPID, sacroiliac issues, Vitamin E deficiency, ataxic,

Hi Cindy, You can't upload videos to the group. Best thing is to put it up on You-tube, then provide the link. Take a breath - this isn't anything serious, it's just Mother Nature doing what's needed.

I just added hoof pictures to Oden's photo album. Also his case history is up to date. I also have a video of him walking just after the trim if I can figure out how to get it in the album. In his

Just an FYI - I added pasture results to Prophecy's case history in a new folder. Soil sample was sent in, will post that when I get it! (I'll be fully updating Prophecy's case history once the ACTH