Hi all, My horse Skyler has an abscess on his front foot, the one that was most damaged after he foundered two years ago. It came out of his coronary band after two weeks of extreme lameness. He is wa

Hi. I would like to submit photos (hoof & body) for a trim consultation. This mare does not have PPID. I remember back sometime ago that Lavinia became so busy that a consult fee was instituted but I

We had a new “farrier “ come last week that was highly recommended by some of my horse friends, I had high hopes and instructed MDH to leave everyone’s feet alone so we could get caught up by a profes

Hi all, What's the reason for an exhuberant white line protuding over the sole and hoof wall? It is not just a bit but quite evident. The white line is a bit stretched, not too much but the white line

My friend adopted a mare recently confiscated by the MSPCA here in MA for extreme neglect with hooves curling upwards that looked like rams horns. The MSPCA has done preliminary trimming and the mare

One of my geldings (Baltimore) which is a rescue we’ve had for about four years now recently came up lame. My husband thinks maybe he rolled into the fence but my gut is telling me abscess. There is n

Hi! Does anyone know why frogs in the fronts are usually much more narrower, weaker, prone to infection and underdeveloped than the ones in the hinds? Thank you. María Durán.

Lavinia, or anyone else, Have you had any experience with DE Hoof Taps? I am wondering if they work to help with wall separation. Thanks and pray you all stay well. -- Ears to Ya! Vicky for Ida and fr

We had a slight interruption to our video-taking in our journey to go bootless. Two weeks ago i was hand walking him for three miles as part of a bonding exercise. We were near the trail head, there w

Does anyone know if there is any relationship between piroplasmosis and laminitis? I am asking about both, acute episode and chronic disease, especially the last one. Thank you! María Durán Madrid, Sp

As suggested per Dr. Kellon I ask here. I thought being Yayo a PPID horse it belonged to ECIR Group sorry. Hi all, I have noticed that Yayo steps in two times with his right front hoof, first lateral

After riding today I had our caregiver lead Relevante at the walk ... I hope these are a little better (somehow I missed the detail about having him walk on the last go round) LOL.. So sorry about tha

Today prior to Relevante's chiropractor appointment, I took him to the arena and asked him to take a turn or two around the arena after warming him up. Of course the technique is terrible. He follows

Hi! I just wanted to give you guys an update. The Hoof & Bone Repair & Immune formula from For Love of the Horse seemed to have helped Zuni tremendously! Although still walking with a slight limp , sh

I'm not sure this is appropriate for the main forum so I'll start here. Now that Relevante and I are able to really work on his reconditioning, balance and ability to drive from behind, I feel like th

My QH IR/PSSM mare Capri has always had a choppy gait. She has been barefoot since I got her about 9 years ago. She has become lame recently- appearing to be in the shoulder but after several myofunct

Would like to know if sole hardeners work, how do they work and if there is any non desired effect derived from its application like being caustic to tissues or something alike. I have these possibili

Is the dose for Jiaogulan 1g for 100lbs or 1g for 500lbs? Also I haven't had as much time as I would like to look at posts from this group. What I have seem on hoof advice looks great. The terminology

Hi all! Do you know what´s the reason for an uneven hoof development when you see it from it´s sole view? When I pick up the hoof (it is a hind one and barefoot) and divide it in a straight line from

HI, I am interested in doing my own trimming for my mare. Am considering buying Pete Ramey DVDs, but it is significant expense. I attended Ida Hammer clinic couple years ago and got a lot out of it. W