Imprint Equine Foot Care

17/01/2025

This is Socks, he is 30 years old and enjoying life, having been treated for chronic laminitis.This is the 5th visit and each time there is always lots of stretched laminae to remove but as you can see no further bleeding in his hooves.🙂

02/01/2025

British Breeder Magazine (December 2024) features an article by Andrew Poynton FWCF. “Unstable Hoof Dysfunctional Feet” this is a case study of an 8-year-old thoroughbred gelding ex-racehorse. Andrew describes the history, clinical condition, materials used, treatment and immediate result.
You can also read about the case here...
https://www.imprintshoes.co.uk/unstable-hooves-dysfunctional-feet/
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19/12/2024

The Imprint office will be closed from 5pm on Frisday 20th December till 9am on Thursday 2nd January.

May we take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The Imprint Team.

28/11/2024

This is a large horse in recovering from laminitis. In the first photo the hoof is partialy trimmed, the heels are yet to be rasped and the toe will be backed up when the shoe is in place, dropped back under the the toe, ideally central beneath P3.

08/11/2024

Imprint Sport shoe fitting with modifications.
This is a 36-year-old Connemara with chronic laminitic changes to her feet, further complicated by her pronounced toe-out conformation and uneven foot fall. With astute hoof trimming, hoof building and shoe modification this mare enjoys pain free mobility.

04/11/2024

Bill was my first patient of the day. He does have a short leg, but the reason he is here is because he is so cute!😊

01/11/2024

Here's a 6 year old hunter that has had the complete toe crack repaired, but it is still mobile, in the upper half and not improved. He was shod with side clips presumably to hold the foot together. In my experience this often just concentrates the mobility of the toe to the weakest part being the vertical crack.

25/10/2024

10/10/2024

Severe chronic laminitic recovery.
29-year-old with severe laminitis is defying the odds. Following visits by farrier Andrew Poynton FWCF he's recovering with Imprint therapeutic shoeing.

03/10/2024

“Great to see so many farriers at Focus. A number of you said our new glue ‘Imprint Ultra-Fast Adhesive’ has been a game changer with the fitting of the Imprints. Also, some of you mentioned it is excellent for sealing old nail holes and filling superficial cracks. Give it a try – see the results.”

27/09/2024

We’ve made it to Stoneleigh and Andrew and Julia are busy setting up the Imprint stand ready for British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association Focus 2024. The event starts tomorrow so come and say hello if you’re going to be here during Saturday or Sunday, we’re on stand number 12.

23/09/2024

We’re back at BFBA Focus this weekend, the UK’s largest farriery event – hope to see you there.

22/08/2024

A laminitic Connemara in Recovery.
In recovery from acute pain and highly vulnerable condition through to recovering well. Now greatly improved comfort wise, but still very much on restricted mobility. Managed this way I am optimistic for a positive outcome.

01/08/2024

This is the fifth visit by farrier Andrew Poynton to this recovering laminitic. At this stage the right fore was detaching hoof wall, so quite extensive debridement was required. Keratex putty was put on the quarters either side where the tissue was soft, but not sore. Then the whole foot was disinfected before being rebuilt with Imprint Hoof Repair and shod with Imprint Sport. The left fore was much more straight forward.

19/07/2024

First Imprint shoe going on an acute laminitic