All this talk of consultations and consultations fees makes it sound like we're a bunch of MD's or Lawyers or something... If someone wants five...
Yes, his angles can be improved no matter his age. I think that you could probably continue without him being shod on sand and grass surfaces. If you...
Sabina, these pictures might help you understand what David (Hall) was saying. Your horse looks like this [ATTACH] When he should look more like...
David is in Saudi, Sabina is in the Emirates. Although the countries share a border, David and Sabina are about a thousand kilometres apart....
Could you post a picture of the lower limb of the horse, side on with the horse standing square?
Sorry, reading back, I realise that I didn't answer your questions. Your farrier has removed the wall by running the rasp around the outside of the...
Well, your original question was 'is the apex of the frog being close to the hoof wall a sign of a problem?'. It is a sign of a retained sole. Is...
The frog grows off the frog corium, which cannot move forward in the hoof capsule. The reason the apex of the frog looks near to the hoof wall is...
Many Happy returns, Alex. 21 eh? Don't have to do as your told any more! :D
It's a polo pony and the damage is on the medial side of the hoof, so I'm guessing that it had a tread or brushing injury to the coronary band...
A couple from today. I reckon this one is going to be a challenge when it's shod a month or two down the line... [ATTACH] Pair of Cottam XL on a...
Nice work Alex. I'm just curious though, how come you nailed on clenched up and finished on one foot and not the other?
Glad you decided to go ahead with this thread, Smitty. I look forward to seeing more posts of his work.
Can we choose???
Gary, by 'terrible trim', I presume that you are referring to this [ATTACH] and this [ATTACH] but I think this is having an effect...
I'm not so sure, looking at the top inch or so below the coronary band and what you can see of the pastern angle, I think that the correct angle...
I knew someone called 'magic fingers' once... he could make your tools disappear! :)
That's nice work, Justin.
Good post. Do you make all your shoes on site?
The article on laminitis here: http://www.forgemagazine.co.uk/site/index-1newsarchivefeb11.html may be of interest to you. especially the section...
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