Trimming Examples

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Last Updated on Monday, 27 July 2009 23:42 Written by Kim Tuesday, 14 July 2009 01:14

I've put this page together to display examples of different feet, barefoot and shod.  I will add to it frequently so check back often.

 

This is a Curly gelding that I've been trimming for a year.  I believe that he has been barefoot his entire life.  He is ridden 5 - 6 days a week in an indoor and outdoor ring.  I don't believe he does any trail riding.  He is ridden by his owner a Mom who also shares him with her two children.  I think he does some light jumping and dressage work.

I have included two photos of his feet the first time I met him in July 2008, the rest are of a trim I did July 4th 2009.  Explanations will be included with each picture.  This is an example of my barefoot trimming style.  Please note horse is not being forced to walk on his soles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This next horse is Regal a 20+ TB mare.  She foundered last fall after being administered Doxy for Lyme.  Her owner had noticed the horse was a little lame, after being bare for 3 years.  She called the vet out and the recommendation was shoes.  Horse kept getting lamer, so she had her tested for Lyme, it came back a very high positive.  When the Doxy was administered it broke up all the Spirochetes and caused her to become toxic.  This resulted in an acute laminitic attack, which was accompanied by rotation and distal descent.  Farrier put heart bar shoes on her, at the second reset, she fought hard when the shoes were being nailed on.  Two weeks later she was non weightbearing on her right front and in extreme pain.  I was called to come work on the horse.  The first 4 pictures in the series are what her feet looked like the day I pulled the shoes.  Also when one of the nails came out of the medial wall, black pus started pulsing out.  She had been quicked and it became infected.

I have included pictures from the first visit, February, March and finally the last trim on June 28.  I'll give detailed explanations with each photo.  Part of the reason we had such great success is that the owner was able to have me out every 2 weeks up until the first of June.  Now the owner trims her every two weeks and I come at the end of the 4th week.  I have a video of her from the June visit, I'll post that when I figure out how.  I wish I had video of her, that first day the difference is astounding.  It really is easy when they are not metabolic, it is nice to have a case that turns out so happily once in a while.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next photo gallery consists of some Pasture Puff's that I do.  They live outside 24/ on pasture and I don't believe are ever ridden.  The first horse is an older Standardbred who ended up as a park police mount and then a retiree.  The second horse is a 4 year old arabian mare, bred on the farm.  Both she and her mother have the same flares on all their feet.  Both horses are crooked in limb and in hoof, but both horses are sound for what they do, stand around.

 

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