Meet Sport, a 6 year old Paint Horse gelding. Sport's shoes came of at the beginning of May. His toes were so long, they were practically in the next zip code!Sport has been completely sound and comfortable throughout his transition. We fitted him with boots and pads when we pulled his shoes, but he has not needed them at all. He is growing quite a bit of bar, probably because he has some thrush issues; the feeder in his pasture gets pretty deep in manure, which makes frog hygiene difficult. For the same reason, he still has just a bit more heel than I would like to see. Keeping him comfortable with a tad more heel height will benefit him more at this point than lowering his heels too quickly.
The coronary band injury that Sport had on his right front when we first pulled his shoes in May is growing out nicely. I'll be careful, though, to keep that quarter scooped and beveled to curtail a crack as it gets a little closer to the ground.
2 comments:
Maria,
I just found your blog today and let me just say I LOVE IT. Many of your philsophies are so similar to my own, it's shocking. I wish I had someone like you living nearby. My own horse has been barefoot for a number of years and I am trying to learn everything I can about caring for his feet! I have also read Pete Ramey's book (got it from the library)and I have to say it made more sense to me than anything else I've read on hoofcare. Thank You for sharing your experiences and insight through your blog. I have added you to my list of favorite bloggers. I hope you don't mind.
Carol
(aka...Campin' Horseluvr)
Hi Maria. When you get a chance, stop by The Barb Wire to pick up a token of my appreciation for all you share here. I've learned a lot from you!
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