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Whole horse health & in order of preference.
1) Barefoot
2) Barefoot & Boots
3) composite shoes
(4)

25/11/2024

How long until I can downsize to just my pocket 🤔😂

22/11/2024

Having just posted this on another timeline I thought I’d post it here too

These are the proportions the horse is born with and in this specimen the eponychium is still present

From here given sufficient movement over varied surfaces and an appropriate diet, the foot should be able to evolve to the same base parameters in its mature state

These foundations are natures true parameters and it’s worth keeping in mind their start point

21/11/2024

A gentle and measured approach to reducing capsule distortion, improving biomechanics and maintaining comfort through the process

IF laminitis is the cause it is essential to identify the trigger and remove it if possible

17/11/2024

CLIENTS ONLY! 🙏

I know from conversations that the prospect of storing multiple bags of feed is very difficult for some

Would a small quantity delivery option at the time of your appointment be something of interest?

16/11/2024

“We need to start reducing the heel height on that boxy foot”

If you take the feet in isolation I’d agree
If we consider the whole horse I would disagree

These high - low horses are busy trying to compensate for what they have going on both skeletally and with soft tissue

There always (IMO) needs to be a combined approach - skilled bodywork, orthotic intervention if needed and targeted exercise

My personal order of information and influence surrounding this

Dr Kerry Ridgway
Farrier Moses Gonzales
Farrier Jim Crew of Healthy Stride
And of late some amazing nerve release from equine physio Yasmine Stuart

12/11/2024

I’m so pleased to be joining up with Clive Meers Rainger for this

Countless times now I’ve met with those heartbreaker horses who’s problems in fairness could have so easily been flagged up before they were purchased

Even if it means going ahead, the more knowledge and insight prior to making that commitment the better and the better your preparation can be

Come and join us?

Loddington Coppice Equine Healthcare presents

"Before You Buy A Horse"

A clinic with time served farriers Mark Johnson and Clive Meers-Rainger.
Going through everything they wish they could have gone through with their clients before they'd bought their horse.

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12/11/2024

08/11/2024

Update on the Visani full roll, I’ve had problems keeping them on the horse when turned out in the field, inevitably there is some mud now but it’s not horrific and the owner is reporting a significant lack of grip on a wet road surface, so we have returned to Duplo with all the edges ground off

There was a dramatic improvement in the splayed wall with the foot “coming together “ very quickly and a real improvement in concavity, especially around the apex of the frog which was completely flat and now isn’t

I really do think these shoes have their place in foot recovery, next time I would be inclined to add hoof casts to help keep them located and apply them with both eyes open in terms of where the horse would be living and the surface it would be ridden on

I’m not at all experienced with these shoes and am grateful to the owner for having let me try

I suspect I have more to learn about my technique with them, yet I’ve already learned way more than I knew previously 😊

07/11/2024

Why can’t we have this setup as standard?

Because of money, because of space, because …. because …. But suppose our “standards” mindset changed over to incredulity if we saw a stable without a free access outside? Admittedly here the pen door could be closed but I’ve not seen that happening here yet

Makes ya think dunit 😊

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06/11/2024

Very nice of the owner I thought to send me this from today’s efforts

A lovely young TB busy developing its feet and fuelled along the way by Flourish Horse Health 😊

03/11/2024

It was really good to meet up with Duplo Composite Horseshoes in person this year at BFBA Focus and hope they will consider attending next year! Especially when good and welcome news follows 👍

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After the recent Farrier Focus event, we took some time to reflect on the many valuable discussions we had there.

We received great feedback and noted a clear interest in our product range.
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28/10/2024

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20/10/2024

This one totally cracks me up 😄 there has to be a caption competition in there somewhere? 😂

20/10/2024

Thank you! It was very enjoyable including the icing on the cake!! 😁👍😁

What’s not to like? Coffee, cake and a great chat about all things feet and the whole horse approach! 👍

18/10/2024

The Thermal laminitis trigger is a real problem, as an owner you really have to be “on it” with the weather forecast

An interesting trial from Urban Horse with precisely one of these horses

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Balancing feet / balancing limb / balancing horse

This is such a cool model owned and generously shared around by The Hoof Architect I could probably write a book on my take on why (A) this conformation in horses exists and (B) why I see so much of it. The knee rotates outwards, the fetlock and pasterns inwards and the outside toe of the foot presents towards the ground ahead of the rest . I will have to make myself one to play with when I’m stationary in traffic 😉

Just working on other stuff and decided this extract was worth posting For whatever reason, when a horses hoof moves away from its optimum clinical parameters the whole body and not just the feet are forced to compensate If you follow a horse and are watching how the feet leave the ground (Yes some of us are that sad 🙂, if you see a "snapping" action at the fetlock as the hoof leaves the ground, almost like a whiplash the chances are that biomechanicaly the horse is struggling with its toe length and breakover and that flexor tendons are working too hard and forcing over use of the extensor tendons and muscles as they work harder to assist elevation The situation will potentially not only cause soreness through the entire front of the horses body from the poll down through the extensor muscle chain, but it can have substantial RSI type trauma to the soft tissue fibres of commonly the flexor tendons, the distal intersessamoid ligaments (fetlock joint compression) and the dreaded damage to the navicular area sleep patterns can also be interrupted depending on the severity of the leverage as the horse need to be able to lean forward into its body to engage its stay apparatus, crucial for being able to sleep while standing

Nothing at all just playing and sharing 😊

Good conformation, good diet and good movement They do help a bit 👍🙂

I am NOT a horse trainer! I am NOT an equine behaviourist, psychologist nor anything else along those lines Meet “Paint Drying” as I have for affectionate and for confidentiality reasons called him, he’s only a young horse and when I first met him (as he came out of his stable, his eyes were the classic out on stalks and nostrils flaring etc …..) in short a very apprehensive and tense chap and who could blame him, he was facing me! Oh, and I think “Men” might too have been an issue, hmm When it all comes together and you have the time to spend and the trust of the owner fun things can happen, I wanted to give Mr P the space he needed, both for his emotional state and for myself, in hopes he might dash off in any direction other than over the top of me (I’m too old now to wear horses as neck cloths) This for us both probably was a long session and I’ve cut the vid short as I ended up out of shot and asked the owner to come in for the last 7 mins or so All ended happy and he’s a lovely chap to work with due to the diligence of his owner to who I am very grateful to for allowing me to share these special minutes