Have a Hoof Natural Trimming

07/03/2023

I got to trim three new clients today: Mocha, Napoleon and Irma. They were good fur-kids.

They had an interesting angle to all of their feet, where the one side of the hoof was taller than the other and the same side was taller on every foot. Little bit of thrush but it's been raining a lot. Also, had contracted heels on Napoleon, which can be fixed over time. Normal flaring and some wall breakage from being a little overdue for a trim. All around, not bad.

01/21/2023

Joy's trim

12/24/2022

I finally got my recently feral filly trimmed. She has been so fearful of trimming that I had to wait until she and I had some trust built up to trim her. Her feet had very long toes. 😩 Lots of talking, pets and patience and she's done without any freaking out.

Good job, Firefly!

04/28/2021

04/18/2021

In my experience, trimming for proper frog pressure is the quickest way to improve total hoof health and improve sole thickness.

This horse was 18 when I pulled shoes. He was in them for 14 years. He's going on 20 years old by the 3rd photo. This, to me, is proof that the digital cushion can be improved under almost any circumstance if the live tissue is properly stimulated. The left photo was taken shortly after shoe removal. The middle photo is pre trim 18 months later. The right photo is post trim. Correct frog shape = correct pressure = improved sole depth...on any breed, at any age.

04/14/2021

Smokey's trim today. His feet are looking really good. Woot! Worked on some thrush.

04/14/2021

Brownie's trim today. Worked on backing up that toe and thrush.

04/13/2021

Joy's trim today. I have a pic of her front feet. The white one on the right has been trimmed and the black has not been trimmed yet. So much flaring but it's getting better.

Thinking about trimming weekly to improve her behavior and the flares.

04/07/2021

Epic's trim today. I tried waiting until every 4 weeks instead of every 2 weeks and it wasn't good. He was favoring that club foot a little and had a lot of growth. Every 2 weeks, it is, little buddy. I did quick him a bit with that club foot but if you look, I think that he finally may have less disconnection between his hoof wall.. yay!!! He was very well-behaved today.

03/30/2021

Woo! Half price on learning hoof care and trimming.

03/26/2021

Trigger's trim. Little thrush. He's sensitive to his right front being picked. He seems a little hesitant to let me pick up his right rear as well. Treated the thrush, backed up his toes and treated one large flare on his right front. Good boy!

03/24/2021

Joy's trim. She's on a shorter trim schedule because of her flares and overachiever bars. She doesn't have a lot of patience with trimming. So I'm trying to do less more often.

03/24/2021

Hero's trim today. He's a good guy but a cookie monster. He's got pretty good feet.

I see a better hoof wall connection starting.

03/16/2021

Brownie's trim. What a gentleman. His hooves are really dry from the lack of rain. We worked on getting that long toe under control. He looks a lot more comfortable. Still working on thrush. His hoof wall looks tighter and stronger than before.

03/16/2021

Smokey's trim today.

03/11/2021

03/07/2021

Epic's second trim with me. Why so soon? Since he has a club foot and some weird bars and overgrowth, I wanted to try to help him a little at a time to try to keep him comfortable. Thrush is looking better. Club foot has improved some. His behavior was still fearful but he's trying versus not trying at all. Good boy, Epic.