Eli Wylde Equine Hoofcare

16/11/2024

Spot the Donkey!!
He really does love his farrier visits! Hehe

14/11/2024

Some pony loving ❤️

11/11/2024

Most horse owners (or even hoof care professionals or vets!) don’t recognise the signs of low-grade laminitis. This means that a horse may go on for years, suffering in silence, whilst the hoof is deteriorating internally to the point where full recovery is no longer possible.

Don’t wait until your horse is fully foundered - learn about low-grade laminitis now and ensure your horse is as healthy as they can be! 💪

26/10/2024

Weekend work is fun when your in the sun and the fam can help!

25/10/2024

Always a pleasure working with Safin Equestrian horses and owners/trainers. Pretty special ponies! Love my job!

23/10/2024

Yess

08/10/2024

I have been seeing a lot of horses starting to chew wood and licking hands, this is a great article about adding salt to their feed. They need a lot more than what's in your premix feed. Add salt!!

08/10/2024

Going to play around with these barefoot sole hoof pads with my TB.
Will keep you updated on results.
Excited!

08/10/2024

Always learning! Keeping an open mind!

The laminar wedge

To remove or not? Personally, I am in the "remove" camp - as soon as is reasonable to do so which, more often than not, is as soon as possible.

However, as so often, this depends...

My approach (and this is not the only, right or exclusive to me approach!!) is to wait until the wedge has become hard and keratinized - from that point on it can be treated like hoof wall.

A wedge that is soft, with the lamellae easily identifiable and movable, in my experience indicates ongoing active inflammation and should be treated with caution, especially if the horse cannot be supported by soft, supportive footing or adequate padding and booting.

When making these decisions, your HCP will look at a plethora of factors to decide which approach is the best for your horse at this moment in time.

There is no "one size fits all" formula and what suits one horse may not suit the next. A good HCP has an in depth understanding of the principles of biomechanics, physics, physiology and anatomy which will guide them in their decision making process.

This horse's insulin levels were back into normal range at the time of this photo (beginning of August) and her wedge had hardened - the wedge was reduced significantly (pic mid trim). It is expected to be gone completely in the next few weeks.

14/09/2024

Start your management today! I have had lots of cases of Laminitis already!
I have the Fouder Facts Booklet available, please pm if you would like one.

Or here is a link to free downloaded version

https://www.australianhooftrimmers.com/publications

10/09/2024

I love it when my office turns yellow! That time again, colourful flowers popping up everywhere! Love my job!

07/09/2024

Was just talking about this yesterday to someone! David explains it way better! Thanks David Landreville- On the Vertical

04/08/2024

Love this write up, YES it depends!

“It depends.”

The unhelpful but ultimately most honest answer you’re going to get from an experienced professional, regardless of the area of expertise.

Someone asked me how I determine wall height when trimming…

It depends.

The amount of concavity, the amount of sole depth, the amount of ‘callous,’ the thickness of the hoof wall, the capsular distortion, even the moisture content and ‘distortion-ability’ of the capsule.

It also depends on the health in the back of the foot. I’m going to leave more to protect a compromised frog, for instance.

Then also, what type of terrain are we going to be on, mainly? How did the horse respond to the previous trim?

Sometimes we have to do more, sometimes less.

Is the horse freshly out of shoes? Transitioning from wet to dry or vice versa?

Has the previous cycle been a little too long?

The horses I trim, I also have to ride, so they need to walk off the same or better than before the trim.

I have the benefit of being able to trim more in a few days with horses on-site, so I can be conservative if needed.

If it’s a horse I won’t see for a while, I have to weigh my options carefully.

Most horses want some peripheral load on the unpigmented wall around the tip of P3 especially.

I generally reduce peripheral load on the pigmented wall if I can, but sometimes we don’t have the vertical depth of sole or thickness of unpigmented wall to do that.

There’s a reason why most professionals can’t give you a concise answer.

Because they have learned the hard way, ‘it depends.’

That takes years and years of being open to whatever the horse needs.

01/08/2024

Even though we got a break in the rain this morning, so blessed to have awesome facilities at Safin Equestrian for days like this to keep us dry!
Always love my visits here, lovely people lovely horses!

09/07/2024

One of those satisfying first set up trims!

08/07/2024

We are all enjoying and very relaxed with these winter sunny days

01/06/2024

It's moments like these, I am so grateful of the connections I get to share with the horses I care for.

18/11/2023