Little Orange Horse Hoofcare - Surrey, UK

Little Orange Horse Hoofcare - Surrey, UK Equine Podiatrist covering Surrey, Kent, Sussex and surrounding. Fully qualified (DAEP) and insured.

Daisy's hinds from December (top) to February (bottom). Much better alignment and overall shape 👏
01/04/2025

Daisy's hinds from December (top) to February (bottom). Much better alignment and overall shape 👏

20/03/2025

Not all hoof problems are obvious — especially during the early stages of dietary-related hoof sensitivity. As spring grass starts to grow, even small increases in sugar intake can affect the hooves, but the signs aren't always what owners expect.

Some of the earliest indicators of hoof discomfort are changes in the way a horse moves.

You might notice your horse:
• Taking shorter strides or seeming less forward than usual
• Hesitating to walk over hard or stony ground
• Choosing softer surfaces to walk on, like grass instead of tracks
• Placing their toes down first rather than landing heel-first
• Shifting weight frequently when standing, especially on harder surfaces
• Being more reluctant to lift their feet for picking out or trimming

If you suspect that your horse may be struggling, please contact your veterinary professional and work collaboratively with your hoof care provider.

First job back after a break visiting family on the other side of the world! And it's 2 abscesses for my poor little ora...
16/03/2025

First job back after a break visiting family on the other side of the world!

And it's 2 abscesses for my poor little orange horse! 🙈
She always seems to get them after worming in the spring so I'm looking into how I can assist her gut health 🧡

♡ Frankie's pretty foot ♡
14/02/2025

♡ Frankie's pretty foot ♡

Some concavity starting to develop for Trigger ♡
27/01/2025

Some concavity starting to develop for Trigger ♡

Before and after Roux's hind foot trim today ♡ His frogs are starting to shed a little. I removed the loose pieces makin...
18/01/2025

Before and after Roux's hind foot trim today ♡
His frogs are starting to shed a little. I removed the loose pieces making it easier for his owner to clean and make sure nothing gets stuck in there.
He has very neat little feat 😍 we're just working on helping the back part of the foot develop more 🤗

Little Torpi showing off her neat tootsies ♡ She had laminitis about 4 years ago, and when I started trimming her feet ...
16/01/2025

Little Torpi showing off her neat tootsies ♡

She had laminitis about 4 years ago, and when I started trimming her feet last year she hadn't been receiving regular hoofcare...which really showed in her feet.

I'm really impressed with how they look today so will try and get some progress photos to compare next time I see her :)

Today I had a re-stock of redhorse products, gave Domino a nice pedicure, went on a very frosty doggy walk, and put some...
09/01/2025

Today I had a re-stock of redhorse products, gave Domino a nice pedicure, went on a very frosty doggy walk, and put some hay out for the field horses ♡

Hope everyone is doing OK this winter...countdown to spring is on! 🌷

Back to work today with 16 hooves trimmed, 4 treated for thrush, 1 abscess drained...and a partridge in a pear tree 🙌 Lo...
30/12/2024

Back to work today with 16 hooves trimmed, 4 treated for thrush, 1 abscess drained...
and a partridge in a pear tree 🙌

Lots of positive changes for Colin since the top photos in July. His white foot had low heels..and his black foot had high heels - both making a smaller surface area for him to walk on. In the bottom photos they are both changing to meet somewhere in the middle. The quality of the hoofwall is a lot better as well 👏

Two new clients this week 🧡Beautiful big clydesdale X shire who has lovely feet. Just a bit of thrush to get under contr...
12/12/2024

Two new clients this week 🧡

Beautiful big clydesdale X shire who has lovely feet. Just a bit of thrush to get under control so his owner has some homework to treat that. But otherwise very healthy and happy :)

And a sweet little grey Connie. Also has lovely feet - but some medial imbalance to both fronts so I've made her a photo album and hopefully we will see some positive changes with time ♡

11/12/2024

Any advice worth taking, ESPECIALLY on hoof balance and trim quality, will not be given on line via pictures. Even if a fancy mark up App is used.

You need to see the whole picture.

You need to put your hands on that horse, watch it move, assess its environment, build a relationship with the owner and understand what they ‘want’ from the horse and are able to provide.

This job (when done properly) really isn’t as straight forward as people may think.

As an interesting example, when assessing Hoof Pastern Axis (which is just one of MANY things we assess when adjusting hoof balance) how the horse is stood will have a huge impact on what an x ray or photograph will show.

These 2 x rays below show 2 very different stories when it comes to HPA. What happened in between these X-rays…..we adjusted how he was stood!!

Nothing quite like donkey cuddles while you work 🥰❤️
30/11/2024

Nothing quite like donkey cuddles while you work 🥰❤️

New client today, my first fell - Rose 🌹 She has rock hard feet, which are pretty healthy, but hoping to see some improv...
26/11/2024

New client today, my first fell - Rose 🌹
She has rock hard feet, which are pretty healthy, but hoping to see some improvements with time ♡

This TB had her shoes off about 5 weeks ago. The fronts are a little underrun and some huge event lines that should grow...
11/11/2024

This TB had her shoes off about 5 weeks ago. The fronts are a little underrun and some huge event lines that should grow out soon. There was some thrush as well which we treated, and a big abscess hole in one of the hinds. But on the whole the feet look pretty good. Excited to see the changes over the coming months 🙌

Before and afters on the hinds of this morning's new client, Santi. She has pretty decent feet, but there's a thrush iss...
04/11/2024

Before and afters on the hinds of this morning's new client, Santi.

She has pretty decent feet, but there's a thrush issue in the central sulcus and between the heels bulbs on all 4. So her owner has some homework to flush out the area each day to keep it clean and kill any bacteria.
With the feet balanced and on a 4 week trim cycle this should clear up in no time 🙏🙌

02/11/2024

Pedicure for Locki this morning ♡

Having a coffee break between pony trims this morning ♡ ☕️
29/10/2024

Having a coffee break between pony trims this morning ♡ ☕️

Congratulations Lilly and Billy - winners of the 60cm class in yesterday's Kite Events showjumping competition (sponsore...
27/10/2024

Congratulations Lilly and Billy - winners of the 60cm class in yesterday's Kite Events showjumping competition (sponsored by meee!) 🤩🙌🏆

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Pedicure for Locki this morning ♡

I spent the last 2 days at the @epa_uk annual conference 👌 I drove up to Milton Keynes with Pepper on Monday night and settled into the air bnb. Got up early the next day to walk Pepper and then she stayed in our room while I went to the first part of the conference. Checked on her at lunchtime and she was happily sleeping 😄 There were talks from such interesting professionals in the world of horse health and wellbeing - with the focus on working together to solve issues from a 'whole horse' perspective. I learned so much, and it was beneficial to be amongst so many EP's and hearing their thoughts on certain topics. We got a goody bag from @finerforage .... and I won a prize of @redhorseproducts1 in the raffle 😍 Lots of beautiful walks with Pepper down the canal tow path and across the gorgeous countryside, plus a very tasty gnocci dinner at the local pub. Thank you for having me EPA! It was very much worth the trip, and I hope to make it next year too :)

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