They are indeed ummm difficult so I don't bother with a sanding block or buffy. I shoulda' taken the photos after they'd been out in the mud for a bit. lol Sadly, absent a lameness, this will be the only time those feet get picked out until I'm there again.....
Concave or St. Croix Eventers. This time ice nails were added at the heels of the hinds for a bit more grip when they have to cross the blacktop roads. The last Hunt is 09December and after that they will get the shoes pulled and be turned out for the winter. I won't see them again until late next spring( the farm where they winter over is a ways away and the farrier out there is very inexpensive so.............).
Those kevlar gloves are great protection. Also heat resistant. http://www.uline.com/BL_6604/Kevlar-Dot-Knit-Gloves
That's my partner and yes indeed he wears a combo knee pad-shin guard over [soft] knee braces. Denise, Again, that's my partner modeling the gloves. He wears them most of the time and doesn't seem to have any problems working while wearing them. On the other hand, I hate wearing gloves so I avoid so doing as much as possible.
David i would sooner make my own that mare had 2 differen size and shaped feet if i was making them it would be much easier and so on
Reset my mare. Ground the pad down to lower the wedge some. Left front is lower than right so I didn't take it down much on the pad. The lateral heel is still rolling under. This time I trimmed the IM from around it and fit a bit full there. Anything I should try different or are how that works over the next cycle?
A few from the other day when I was 'winterizing' the horse. He had a bit of coronary jamming on the medial side of the right front, so I trimmed that hoof first then went on and worked on the others while that side 'settled'. After it did so, the hoof was re-trimmed in that area. These are the 'befores', my battery died so I didn't get 'afters'.
It's striking how 1/4 inch studs make horses stand on hard surfaces. H/P axis still looks good even though he's standing under. Nice job Rick. Makes you stop and think, though, how much a 1/4 inch will change stance. Regards
New horse slightly off on the near fore shod a month ago farrier left heels high also lateral heel was 1/4" higher than medial heel on the N/F robbed the toe so i just lowered the heels put a bigger shoe on he was also stumbling will wait to hear any change in movement
The fronts came around gloriuosly! The hinds were/are lacking significant healing so we did another debridment today......
here a few pics from today. All blood is capillary flow. What was intrigueing was the end of the heels of the horn.... these feet have been shod so far forward that "diggin'" the out was a pleasure. Again for those who like "The Way" here is an example of what it gets ya down the road........
Why would you think the hinds dident do as good as the fronts Jaye? and how far is good to exstend the egg-bars for these cases?
