Laminitis Donkey

since donkeys are different; how you trim a severely foundered donkey. had 2 trims so far, getting better; but sore, frogs and heels together and sheared rolled under on 1 side. no rads, just need to know what to look for with these little mini donkey.

Linda,you have never trimmed a donkey before????

I would check with the old timers and see if they know any old trade secrets about trimming mini donkeys.

just one, and one mule.

behave yourself remember I am an olde timer compared to you

There's a lot of asses in the union but no donkeys!!!

Donkey racing would be pretty fun!!!

Didn't Bruce do some donkeys? how about Gary Hill?

Iv trimed tons of mini donkeys. That was the first mistake i made out of the horseshoeing school was putting donkeys on my business cards. Iv had as meny as 75 head on my books when i got started lol. But i trim them the same as a pony. There a slightly steeper angle and a flair at the heals. Do not rasp the flairs of

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thank you.........any foundered? what would you do? ......hinds are almost like normal ....fronts are terrible still...sore but getting better. it's just a companion for the old mare who lost it's mate of 25 yrs.

Almost all foundered haha there donkeys people dont take good care of them. I trim them like any other foundered horse or pony. Its hard to say what to do depends on what the owner wants to spend. Iv went as far as hoof repair and glueing a shoe on them. But there usually really tuff. Alot of donkeys have some sort of hoof fungus aswell

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Ill try and dig up some picks for you. I hate triming mini anythings because im 6'6" tall but i charge from $50 to $75 for minis

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If you know what a donk's hoof normally should look like, then that's the baseline from which you start. If you dn't know, then you should find someone who does and askk them to work with you. Absent that Zach looks to be a good resource for you.

I've never trimmed a donkey that wasn't foundered. If they haven't foundered they usually don't "need" to be trimmed according to the owners.

Here are some pics that might help....

This gives a general idea of the bottom of the hoof...


And here is an example of kind of an average hoof angle of most of the donkeys I have worked on...




I just did one friday that was so bad it looked like it had elf shoes on the hoof was curled up and back towards the hoof. They came out looking "normal".

You can shoe him or not.Donkeys are more resistant than horses.They can appuy in the frog and sole, even if they haven't hoof wall.

I have about 15 donkeys on my books at the moment
one client gets them done every 8 weeks an everyday working man
and there is one client who is in the top 50 richest men in our Country
and he gets them done once a year

a freebie......she's trying....no one wanted to touch it........she found me and will do the best I can
thanks for head's up on the hoof fungus; I'll keep an eye out for it.

yes, just don't touch them mostly......no one in my parts do; except the amish

Linda a friend of mine has 900 hundred to trim once a month

not funny; sad fact now

most are done by the amish.....but this is a freebie.....pet now......trimmed yesterday; better; don't know how much more to come off. hinds are going to be ok.