Kathleen wrote: Helen Benoit wrote: Helen I'm thinking a couple things ... 1) Since Toby is (at least according to the diagnostic tests) not Cushing's and not IR we should probably move him to th

Joe Andrews wrote: I guess what I'm not explaining well enough is that I DO agree with trimming frequently enough that we're not letting the foot get out of control in between trims. My point real

Ute wrote: Okay, are you saying "hooves should need minimal trimming", or "you shouldn't do much when you trim"? There's a big difference, and what I'm saying is the former. My goal is a self-ma

Just a quick nnote about Drummer and his casts. They were 'installed' 16 days ago.He has never looked back. I am sick to death of all this snow and cold...BUT...this morning he came cantering across

I'm not sure if this is an appropriate question to ask here. As I respect very much the people who share here, I wanted your input on this style of trimming, trimming from the top. I know that Paige R

*******Abby, Have you used the dremel tool to remove the casts? It took us 2 hours to get one cast off and the dremel tool was the only thing that finally worked. We didn't have a good rasp or nipper

Ooohhh - Sherrie if you pick up some cadaver legs, I'll take some too. I did a dissection clinic about 3 years ago and would like to do another, but getting the feet is the biggest chore. BTW if anyo

Hi all! I just want to say how much I appreciate the conversations that were 'sparked' by my question of trimming from the top. I trimmed Major for the nine short weeks of his sinking episode and was

Abby, You mentioned that you like a sharp rasp. The ones I can get from a local tack store are not very sharp (or inexpensive). Are there any particular brands that are sharper?? Thanks for any he

This is probably a stupid question...but I am trying to sort through everything I am learning about feet in an effort to return my horse to soundness permanantly. I understand that the hoof grows fro

With the recent posts on tools and positions, I thought back to how I struggled in the beginning to do my own horses and what helped to change that. One thing was the clinics with KC who teaches the

I have a freind's whose horse has been trimmed for quite sometime by a natural trimmer. Well, the horse began having lamenss issues that were hard to pinpoint. THe vet had him for a day doing nerve

OK...I went back and looked it up. It was Paige Poss who spoke positively about the Equicasts. Said she had had in depth conversations with Dave @ Equicast and with fellow colleagues who had used th

Hi again -- I've posted some photos taken a few days after Manda's last trim the first week in February. Album: Manda (Jeanette). I'd appreciate comments as I'm constantly trying to educate both my

We can continue only if we do so respectfully. Opinions and comments should be made from a basis of experience or with actual clinical or lab data behind it. Backhanded comments will not be tolerated.

Ute wrote: Who said I recommended applying a "gadget" without addressing the underlying cause? Our list philosophy begins with diagnosis, diet, and trim. Those three principles must be establishe

I have a friend whose 9 month pregnant mare has been three weeks into a severe case of laminitis. Xrays show sinking, but no rotation. The mare has just been diagnosed with IR, and is now getting so

Thank you for helping to educate me by answering my quesitons about how the hoof sole grows a couple weeks ago. So now I have another quesiton... does the sole grow at the same rate/speed as the hoof

Ute wrote: #1 - Do you understand that the shoe is NOT NAILED TO THE FOOT inside the cast?? #2 - Do you understand that I did not say the shoe improves the function of the hoof. I said that the s

I'm all for barefoot when at all possible. Sometimes, it's just not. Or it makes sense to use another method for a period of time. Abby's experience with the pony and the 11 year old is a case wher