Hi, Zsa is very flat footed. X-ray shows coffin is ground parallel. Vet said to shave more toe material off to correct angle. Instead I am following Mr Ramey’s advice on toes, heels, soles, & bars. We

Has anyone ever tried battery heated socks to keep the hoofs warm? i was thinking if I got a big enough pair I could put them on where the battery is located on the inside where she couldn’t roll over

On Monday my mare Zuni stepped into a nail that entered her right front hoof at the medial sulcus. In my panic I didn't take a picture so the vet who thank God was there within about 2 hours could not

Hello. I am looking for suggestions for front hoof boots to fit a wide front hoof. My horse has been rehabbing from laminitis but her hooves measure 125mm wide and 110 long to heel bulbs. They are dif

Hi All, I attended a David Landreville hoof trimming clinic this past weekend. I was not familiar with his work until recently. Was wondering if other members have followed his work and experimented w

A client of mine has moved her horses to Prescot Valley, AZ. She will be there in a few weeks. Here horses are PPID and IR. I am fairly sure Page Poss is to far away. Any ideas for a trimmer that know

Hi! Just wondering if there is any difference in the trimming standards when dealing with donkeys. Thank you very much. María Durán Madrid, Spain.

Hello, I was picking out my 5y mares fronts today. The hoof pick was very easily flaking out sole. A big flap pealed up and she seemed to wince a little. I noticed this yellow stuff that looks like la

lavinia, my ir horse has developed thin medial wall growth in and out front feet( shod) ; not hind feet no shoes; will it help for him to be bare foot; he is actively exercised but i live in western c

Hello all We are new horse owners of a 10-year old APHA gelding, Duke. We purchased him August 30th, 2019. At the time, he was wearing shoes for nearly his entire life, in which he was heavily shown,

lavinia, Toons has super deep collateral Sulci in both hinds. His fronts shed some sole to create cuppiness, but his hinds are not showing any signs of shedding. I usually easyboot glove him when I ri

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Deb, yes I’d like to see your photos. Thanks. I appreciate your experience around the use of these, Lavinia. I can see how they have the potential to fail based on what you described. Anyone have any

I have also tried thicker pads in various boots, and inevitably they made the boot not fit right and didn't work. For quite some time now I have been using his Cloud boots with the Soft Ride inserts.

Has anyone used these new hoof supports? And if so your experience? https://formahoof.com/products/barefoot Heal the human, free the horse....the elephant....the earth. Gigi Gaulin, DVM 150 Laslie

Relevante wears Cavallo Trek boots on all four feet for riding. Cavallo worked really hard with us to get the optimum fit because the shape of his overall foot (they have experienced this with certain

I am looking for referrals to one or more barefoot trimmers who serve the following New York counties: Dutchess Westchester Orange Ulster The farrier(s) need to be excellent at barefoot trimming, and

Does anyone have size 7 scoot boots they want to sell? I’ve had my mare in soft rides for three months after developing laminitis. Would like some scoots to protect her feet in the hard packed clay/ro

Kashmir has been trimmed today and there was some blood showing in the white line in all four hooves. He is not IR. I would like to know reasons for this as I understand that blood in the white line i

Hope this is not too much of an imposition, but I need to have some guidance from other than my (very young) vet. I have had Lacey shod per vets instructions to the vet practice's contracted farrier.