Kyle Pulls Shoes!!
Courtesy COVID, my wonderful boyfriend is going to be working from home for the foreseeable future. As such, he loves days off from work to get out of the house and work with me!
Well today I put him to work!! He had to pull both front shoes on Miss Aldegonda, Crystal Little's beautiful mare (Atkinson Riding Academy).
He did alright! And bless Alde, she is one of the best out there, and was kind and patient with Kyle!!
So, dear clients, I challenge you: Who is next to learn to pull a shoe???? It's a great skill to have, especially if your horse(s) wear some "sneakers"!!!
Training up a new horse holder today while *finally* trimming up my own pony!!! (Poor dude was WAY over due.)
If you watched with volume:
Turns out... I DON'T know G well enough, as he WASN'T looking for attention....
...he was falling alseep.
That's new! Usually, Grapony acts like... well. Your stereotypical appaloosa pony would 🤣
Good boy, G. Good job, Landon!
So my easyshoe glue on application may leave something to be desired in the aesthetics department.... but given that this is only my second go round with them, I hope that will improve.
Fortunately, Pyro really doesn't care what his feet look like and is quite happy with his shoes!!!
The mare's first steps out of her stall today. Note the choppy, short stride and difficulty turning.
First steps after application. This mare was pulling ahead of the handler!!! She was ready to GO!
After we turned her lose in her paddock... she rolled... and exploded!!! Her caretaker and other onlookers at the barn were stunned to see this behavior out of a mare who barely wanted to walk out of her stall previously.
This is the mare first coming out of her stall. Notice the slow, short steps.
Out to her turn out, she dropped and rolled, and then THIS!!! Her caretaker was STUNNED to see this behavior from her!!
So as many of you know by now, my apprentice Jess is getting ready to pack up and go to Heartland School of Horseshoeing the beginning of March. Today I had her finish a little mini!
I decided I ought to break her in right and let her see what it's like to get a "little loving" while she works!!!
Foundered early this past June. This was the same little dude who I had to darn near PULL out of his stall in the beginning... I'd say we are on the right track for sure!!!! Great team working together: farrier, vet, owner and staff at the barn!!!!
Just wanted to share a video of the cute little pony who foundered a few weeks back... before shoes, this little man shuffled out of his stall. He could hardly move at all :'( Now check him out!! Plywood shoes with a rubber insert on the bottoms to provide appropriate breakover/protection and packing. Go little man go!!!!!! (But not too fast please! You're trying to heal!!)
