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Post by solomon on Sept 18, 2009 12:43:03 GMT
I have done it! The boy is shod all round. I am sad in a way, but his feet were really wearing after only two weeks and i really didn't want to risk a lameness. £70 well spent! Hope he doesn't kick his mate in the field. Will test run them tonight and let you know what he thinks of them.  |
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Post by duckles on Sept 18, 2009 13:24:30 GMT
Was he barefoot for a while?? I must have missed it. Did you try it for ages or just the 2 weeks? I actually would love to try barefoot but my farrier says no (he's not against it in theory but just for mine). But you have to put the horse's welfare first.
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Post by dannyboy on Sept 18, 2009 13:33:44 GMT
I just got new shoes for Murphy this week too, mine costed £45 for all 4 - £70 sounds dear but I suppose it depends on location. Good luck testing out Pete's new shoes |
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Post by solomon on Sept 18, 2009 13:42:36 GMT
He had fronts on only but i didn;t have any roads to ride on! In two weeks of road work, they were wearing away. Sad to have to shoe but his health is the most important thing.
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Post by solomon on Sept 18, 2009 21:11:39 GMT
we gave them a try out tonight, good as gold. Can now keep up with the others yay!
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Post by fleabitten on Sept 18, 2009 21:41:08 GMT
DB - was just going to comment on the price as well!!! Thats wild. It is £45 here too.
I love it when they get new shoes.
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Post by jane on Sept 19, 2009 16:11:21 GMT
Ooh Peter and Deb's both have lovely pedicured toes.... Deb's got new shoes last night too........ after hearing from DB and Flea I am going to move, it is £70 here too. The cheapest farrier in this area charges £55, but I have known my farrier for years and he does an excellent job.
With the trails round here it would be impossible to go barefoot.... there'd be no feet left in a day or two. The Egyptians shod horses for a reason and when they are working I am all for it. Obviously if a pony is just turned away and never does roads or trails then a trim is all that is needed.
A friend had one of these supposedly wonderful barefoot trimmers out over the summer and her poor mare was nearly crippled by him, what surprised me the most was when he was telling us about his training and how they had 5 whole days training!!!!!!! and a farrier trains for what... 4 YEARS.... it would be like the brain surgeon saying "it's ok I trained for five days" as he wields his scalpel past your ears.......
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Post by solomon on Sept 19, 2009 20:57:15 GMT
Thanks for that, i am really glad i have done it now. He seems very happy, no problems going from unshod to shod at all. Says it all really.
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Post by joandlad on Sept 22, 2009 10:54:42 GMT
See my post in this thread. thepaddocks.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=conversationboard&thread=5445&page=1Unfortunately you get bad trimmers the same way that you get bad farriers. Doesn't mean that all trimmers are bad. My own horse and many of my clients' horses regularly work on roads with no problems. I ride for approx 1.5 hours 4-5 times a week on roads and stoney tracks. The horse needs time to grow the foot it needs for the environment it is in (work is part of its environment). If you can protect it from excess wear (by using boots) until the foot starts to grow at a rate which equals the wear it is receiving you won't need to shoe. Then you'll get to the stage where you won't need boots. There are always exceptions where horses have physical problems or poor environment and shoes are the only way to go but there are many, many more times when the horse will cope shoeless if it is given the time to adapt. |
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