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Trimming donkeys
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Hi!
Just wondering if there is any difference in the trimming standards when dealing with donkeys. Thank you very much. María Durán Madrid, Spain. |
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What I have learned by trimming my horses since the Strasser days is there isn't one size fits all. And exactly what to do in a rehab situation is extremely dependent of the horse, their ability to grow new hoof, their diet, their movement and their skeletal alignment. So my advice is to educate yourself on EVERYONE's "method" and watch what your trimmer is doing, observe your horse closely at rest (VERY IMPORTANT) and during movement and decide what pieces of knowledge fit YOUR particular situation. You will find folks who swear by a single method and that is fine but if you have more than one horse (I do) each needs what each needs and it may be a bit of this method and a bit of that. There are some golden rules, which I'll let Lavinia speak to, but beyond that go with what works for that horse. I too admire Pete Ramey for continuing to learn. Just like when Natural Horsemanship became in vogue. I admired John Lyons because he continued to learn. Can't say that for some others. With all my acquired knowledge over the years I'm currently a fan of Leslie Desmond for training. Another may come along that solves yet another piece of the puzzle for me. JMHO BTW this discussion is under Trimming Donkeys yet we are talking about horses. Donkeys are a different matter altogether IMHO. |
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Thanks Jeannie for your answer, I was asking just to know,,, don´t have a donkey for rehab, but do have some friends with donkeys and I believe I remember Pete Ramey saying that donkey´s hooves were a bit different in concavity measures for example. I am not sure if I recall it right as it is a bit blurry in my mind.
Would like to know if there is any different approach to take into account regarding donkey´s hooves. Thank you very much. María. |
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Pete Ramey offers a book/videos on donkey hooves https://www.hoofrehabstore.com/donkey-hooves-inside-and-out/
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Thank you very much Martha!!! I didn´t know that DVD even existed. I remembered Pete saying donkey´s hooves were different but wasn´t sure.
Thanks !!! María. |
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Anne Coull
Yes donkeys feet are different from normal horses. They are more upright. If you trim them like a normal horse they end up walking on their heels. So as well as trimming the wall you will need to very carefully rasp across the sole to flatten it so they can walk on the sole.
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I recommend watching Rameys video on trimming donkeys or having a qualified trimmer from the Equine Podiotherapy in VIC as we all learned how to do donkeys. Where are you located? If you look on their website or in the barefoot blacksmith website there may be a donkey-trained trimmer near you. Kind regards Anne On 19 Oct 2019, at 2:01 am, Maria Duran <mariaduran@...> wrote:
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