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Kelly Brown Equine Podiatrist DEP, MEPA (UK Diploma & Equine Podiatry Association member). Fully insured, based in Warwickshire

18/09/2025

With regret, I have to rehome some horses…

If any of my friends who I know personally, are looking for another horse- or if someone you can personally vouch for is looking, please get in touch.

I appreciate the time of year and the forage situation in many parts of the country so I am realistic about the options I have and I will do the right thing by my horses regardless.

Some of the horses are only suitable as non-ridden companions or for light work in hand, and I have some horses who are able to be ridden but have not been in work since we moved 18 months ago.

I know the history of them all, and can give honest information as to their temperaments, capabilities, and the types of homes they need.

Genuine enquiries only
South Shropshire based

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17/09/2025

On behalf of a customer. Contact info is at the bottom of the image

A couple of this week’s hooves. One of these horses has PSSM and is retired, one has some of the most solid feet I’ve ev...
16/09/2025

A couple of this week’s hooves. One of these horses has PSSM and is retired, one has some of the most solid feet I’ve ever seen. Another is going to the Horse of the Year show in a few weeks, and one has low grade chronic

It’s rained a lot here on and off this week. Some horses have dropped all the excess sole out, while others just need a ...
12/09/2025

It’s rained a lot here on and off this week. Some horses have dropped all the excess sole out, while others just need a little tap to loosen it. Sorry for the lack of photos this summer, my books are chock full and I haven’t taken on many new horses.

This is Samson, the little guy who lay down in his stable with me a few weeks ago. At first glance you might think his l...
03/09/2025

This is Samson, the little guy who lay down in his stable with me a few weeks ago. At first glance you might think his laminitis case doesn’t look so bad. But if you look at the second and third photos you’ll see that the sole beneath the tip of his pedal bone is bulging out, which is also known as a convex sole. If you were there, you’d have seen the convex part of his sole is soft and it gives to thumb pressure. So, he’s in a tough spot. I first met him a few weeks ago, but he had been trimmed for shoes that have since come off so there was nothing to trim. Today we were able to lower his heels and put him into dense therapy pads with a section cut out under the pedal bone to remove any pressure there. He’s been doing really well and has mild pulses at this point, which is a really good sign. He’s up more than down too, and needs much less pain relief. Fingers crossed that this continues, because he’s very bright and a different pony to the one I met 3 weeks ago 🫶🏼

Today I met Samson. He has laminitis and he’s pretty sore, but moved better after the visit (which made everybody cry be...
19/08/2025

Today I met Samson. He has laminitis and he’s pretty sore, but moved better after the visit (which made everybody cry because his life is currently in the balance). And then when i sat down to book in his next visit he lay down with me. He is exactly why I do what I do. There is nothing more rewarding than this 🩶

Local forecast is mega hot again this week. As usual… if you have a hoof care appointment:1) Please make sure you have ...
10/08/2025

Local forecast is mega hot again this week. As usual… if you have a hoof care appointment:
1) Please make sure you have shade to stand your horse (and your trimmer) in for the appointment
2) make sure your horse has fly repellent on before your appointment and
3) please please soak/wet the feet in advance - everybody’s hooves are rock hard at the moment, with such a long dry spell. For context I’m finding it impossible to remove pressure points on dry bumpy soles and bars. A bag in a hoof boot will do it if you have boots, stand him on a saturated towel, create a puddle with the hose and stand him in that, or just use a sponge and a bucket.

Thanks so much, and stay hydrated 🙏🏼

Some nice changes for little Charlie. The frog is no longer hanging out the back of the hoof, and instead of being hot a...
10/08/2025

Some nice changes for little Charlie. The frog is no longer hanging out the back of the hoof, and instead of being hot air balloon shaped everything is looking rounder

These photos were taken 6 months apart. The top pics were Feb, bottom pics today. We had some quarter breakage this cycl...
09/08/2025

These photos were taken 6 months apart. The top pics were Feb, bottom pics today. We had some quarter breakage this cycle, probably because she shed a lot of sole but I can’t believe how much her heels and frogs have improved 🫶🏼

Maggots… this fella is growing out a laminar wedge from an episode last autumn, and he’s had some bother shedding his fr...
05/08/2025

Maggots… this fella is growing out a laminar wedge from an episode last autumn, and he’s had some bother shedding his frogs and sole. I was surprised to find today that underneath the shabby top layer of frog in both fronts he had maggots crawling around. So, after flicking them out for the birds to eat, a trim and some milton sterilising fluid to disinfect the remaining thrush in there, he went on his merry way. I’m just kicking myself now for not finishing off those bars. Easily distracted by small creatures, and only human after all 🙈

That’s my dad!! Today we nipped over to Stoneleigh to attend a tool sharpening event. Dad has always sharpened my rasps ...
31/07/2025

That’s my dad!! Today we nipped over to Stoneleigh to attend a tool sharpening event. Dad has always sharpened my rasps because he’s a toolmaker by trade, but this course, held by aka Londonderry Forge was aimed at hoof trimming tools specifically. Was nice to catch up with so many other EP’s and students and to learn a few tricks in the process. I think we all have a good edge on our knives this afternoon 😊

Good, solid Irish Draft feet! You can probably see in the photos that the extra sole prevents much wall being trimmed, b...
26/07/2025

Good, solid Irish Draft feet! You can probably see in the photos that the extra sole prevents much wall being trimmed, but once it pops out (like in the video), there’s a LOT of wall. And when walls are that long they often chip, or break off at the quarters. Not this horse though! She’s got brilliant feet 👌🏽

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