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Originally Posted by rosalind
AQHABreeder,
Thank you for your most interesting Hoof trimming case. The pics are incredible. That horse must have been so uncomfortable before you did your great work on him. It's simply incredible. AND thank you for sharing.
I am so very interested in that type of trimming. I feel Natural Barefoot trimming definitely has it's place and I am sure many horses have been helped where shoeing hasn't been the answer.
I would be so interested in any other pics you have.
When I lived in the UK, I had some not very good farriers and a couple of very good farriers that were almost impossible to book with as all the big named competition owners had them already booked. But I do feel that all horses are so different and that certain farriers are good for certain horses.
Now, I have only just learned about Natural Barefoot trimming and I really like the sound of it.
I am really quite enthused by Pete Ramey. He seems to have done so much research and has helped so many horses. I feel his heart is in the right place.
Thanks again for sharing. Knowledge is a good thing and thank goodness for the internet, it would be so much more difficult to learn about these things without it.
You are so very welcome Rosalind!! Yes, she certainly was EXTREMELY uncomfortable and was close to being put down due to her constant acute lameness. I am so glad she was put into my care and that she has had nothing but constant success. She had had so much crap done to her, and the final was that typical farrier trim which hacked off her good sole and left her with cracked up wall layers to walk on. Ugh.
Pete has certainly DONE his research and testing and I am extremely thankful that he's done it and wants to take the time to show the rest of use that it doesn't take a rocket scientist to get some good hooves. It's fairly simple. I'll take pictures of the following trim that should close out those cracks forever, and PM them to you.