Hi Katrina, Glad to hear he’s feeling better. All I saw on the photos was that his walls had been taken out of weight bearing and there was some flaring of side walls. I would talk to the trimmer and

Hi Katrina, So without looking at photos I imagine the trimmer has removed the walls from ground contact and your youngster has developed inflammation from the pressure on the soles. Can you get him/h

Hi Kelly The main advantage of digital X-rays is that you can immediately see if it's any good and delete and retake if crappy. I've had old fashioned ones done on my horse and as long as the set up i

HI Jane, Have you treated him for stomach/gastric ulcers? Angry about the girth is a pretty common symptom. And most in-training TB have stomach ulcers. Have you had his feet xrayed? Cheers Josie Davi

Hi AnnMarie Sounds like HoofWings would be the perfect solution to your fit and chafing problems. They make them completely custom and are very sympathetic to horse rescues. I've been using them since

HI Adrian, To add to Lavinia’s list of questions, have you hoof tested the horses to see if they react to pressure on a particular area of the hoof? Josie Davis CA 06/09

HI Jane, Yes, see my email from yesterday. Using hoof armor currently and it’s made my horse much less sensitive to stones. gone from ouchy on gravel to barely ever taking a misstep on gravel. Josie D

Hi Bonnie, I currently use Keratex hoof hardener and I’ve tried Durasole in the past. I believe the Keratex does help BUT you have to apply daily for the first week and then continue twice a week. And

Hi Coral, Keep casting in mind, I’ve heard it can help with growing thicker soles - from multiple people. Best of luck Josie Davis CA 12/09

Dear All, I’ve used DuraSole and I’ve used Keratex Hoof Hardener on a sore-footed barefoot warmblood and honestly neither made much of a difference although the Keratex may have helped stop his hoof w

Hi Kathy, No I haven’t bought a bottle myself but my trimmer uses it and swears it works and a friend who’s lived in CA for ever also says it works - she thinks it was developed locally. I want to say

Dear All with impossibly hard hooves, Hoof Marvel re-moisturizing spray used a minute or two before trimming really does work. Seen it in action. The hoof hardens back up again when the spray dries ou

Dear Coral, I know of a mare who hated being clipped (had to be tranquilized), so the trainer hung the clippers in her stall - not turned on - so she’d get used to them being near her. Next morning, t

Hi Kelly, Iron at 2 ppm in the water does sound high to me. You can get an iron filter to reduce the iron content of your water and that, along with adding zinc/copper to the diet per Dr Kellon’s reco

Hi Coral, Just saw the photos of Po standing in sand and to my eye he’s in a very typical founder stance, even in his sand box. I’d definitely try to get something on his feet to try and improve his c

Hi Coral, One thing that struck me is your horse’s hooves look like they have ‘retracted soles’. Some people don’t believe this is a real diagnosis and I am not experience enough to stay one way or th

Hi Liz, Xrays would definitely be helpful and when you get fronts done, it wouldn’t be much more effort to get a side shot of those hind feet. Even without any sign of lameness, it’s good to make sure

Hi Liz, Those hind heels look REALLY short to me, with squashed frogs and possibly also squashed digital cushions. Any chance you can put on some kind of protection (superfast or shoes) and allow thos

Hi All, I used to use the “Tomorrow” antibiotics (for treating mastitis) to treat thrush. It does have a very handy applicator syringe but on my two horses it wasn’t effective enough to get the heel b

Those frogs look very diseased to me, which is why they are atrophied. All the black tissue, the ragged appearance and the big crack in the heel bulbs are warning signs. With daily thrush treatment, i