4 month old Holstein calfs first hoof trim #farrierlife #cows #hooftrimming
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Hoof rehabilitation transformation over 3 cycles using Easycare Versa Grip Glues #hoofcare #farrier #equine #Horse #compositshoes
Versa Grip Glue shoe reset #hoofcare #farrier #horse #equine
Last trim this client almost got removed from my schedule. He was leaning, pulling and dancing the entire trim. I could barely get the job done and it was beginning to be unsafe for me. After the trim I discussed with my client that next trim we were going to implement a different training strategy. This is the result. Amazing what some perfectly timed cookies can accomplish. #hoofcare #farrier #training #horse #Equine
I will only do an overdue trim for a client one time. If you don't stay on a 4-6 week trim cycle after that then you will immediately be removed from my schedule. Allowing this type of leverage leaves the whiteline susceptible to whiteline disease and causes excess strain to the tendons and surrounding ligaments of the limb. My job as a hoof care provider is to keep the hoof healthy and I cannot do that if they go too long without a trim.
Even if the hoof "looks" like it doesn't need a trim to a client chances are I'll see indications that it does. A hoof should never look like it needs a trim, by that time the hoof capsules and internal structures are already suffering.
A couple shoe jobs from this month 👌🩵💫
Thank you everyone for a fantastic 2022 season working on your equines. Cheers to 2023 being another great year 🎆🎉🎊🥳
Easycare Versa Glues in action 🎬 👌 🤩
Tis the season for ice, snow and winter studs ☃️❄️ All composite shoes will be required to have studs for added traction from now until spring.
I love being able to help release tension with myofascial massage. Lots of licking, chewing, eye softening and even a little drool at the end! This mare had a hard jumping career before her new owner picked her up and has been doing a great job with working at rehabbing her tight compensated body.
Easyshoe Versa Grip Golds all around on Sapphire with some patriotic glitter in honor of Memorial Day 🇺🇲❤🤍💙
Jack Jack got to be my first client to try the new Easycare Versa glue-on shoes! He's usually really difficult to shoe but this process was super easy for him since its done weighted. I can't wait for the shoes to hit the market because I think this is going to be our new favorite set-up!
Sometimes you have to think a little differently to get the job done. If the horse has a will to live then I'll find a way to get them trimmed.
Did an overdue shoe pull and trim on a gorgeous appy this week. They don't always clean up this good but I love when they do! The worst his hooves suffered was his front left developed a large subsolar abscess at the toe where the shoe put excess pressure on the sole.
I ask all my owners to switch their horses over to a forage based diet when I first start trimming for them. I notice every time they don't listen to me by the quality of the hooves. They ask me how to fix the chipping, cracking, thrush and whiteline disease and every time I repeat DIET, MOVEMENT, and ENVIRONMENT. I constantly point out the unbalanced diet causing cronic laminitis and sometimes it's not till it get to this point that they hear me.
Let this be a warning to everyone out there that over feeding your horse is not love, it's abuse. Grain companys have a whole marketing team paid to convince you that their product is great for your horse. They'll have you feeding pounds of highly inflammatory ingredients (corn, soy bean meal/oil, sugar, iron, canola meal/oil etc.) so they can make more profits producing cheap product with a great feed bag full of empty promises.
If everyone could stop feeding sweet feed I swear all the farriers and horses would be thankful! This horse was being fed 9 quarts of Poulin Charger a day and being stalled at night with 1st cut and alfalfa. As a result his cronic laminitis has him sinking in both fronts and his RH is giving out from solar abscesses blowing out the coronary band and heel bulbs. He is now fighting for his life as I try to remove every inflammatory trigger and get him on the right diet and trim.
My own mare Sapphire needed a set of shoes because the constant wet has made her soles thin again. She's been making such great progress with her hooves I didnt want to take any risks since shes prone to sub solar absecesses.
Thoroughbreds commonly have thin soles and when their environment is constantly moist the sole doesnt build depth as well. When the sole is weakened this can lead to solar bruising and ultimately subsolar abscesses. Subsolar abscesses need to be addressed by a veterinarian as soon as lameness is present. These can blow strait out of their heel bulbs if not addressed in time from the infection building pressure until it bursts out of the soft tissue.
Awareness and prevention is key when dealing with pathologies that could potentially cripple your horse.
Quick clip from a mini trim I did the other day! She was overdue but cleaned up nice.
Mini to Draft a 3-6 week cycle is still recommended! Just because we cant "see" the immediate strain to their tendons, its there with every step.
Are you having trouble collecting and feel like you can't build topline?
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First look at your horses diet! Are they getting proper mineral supplementation to feed their bodies muscular, skeletal and neurological needs? After your horse has the building blocks for repair have a look at your horses Ventral Chain.
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These are the muscles that run under the pelvis, over the abdomen and under the neck.
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"Without abdomen muscles there is no back"
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If you have tension or adhesions in the fascial tissue that make up the ventral chain this will start locking down surrounding muscle tissue. Ultimately this will lead to poor conformation, an unwillingness to work, poor manners and finally muscle atrophy and/or soft tissue tears.
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⚠️🛑WARNING!🛑⚠️
When working under your horses pelvis always stand in a safe area next to the shoulder to avoid kicks. Some horses can be extremly sensitive in this area and will side kick.
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Start right under where the pelvis meets the abdomen and start working the tissue lightly with your fingers raking foward. Go slow and only do as much pressure as your horse can handle, they're great at letting you know! Muscles should be soft and supple, tight and tense muscles need a very light touch in order to start them moving (think if you cant move a little, you definitely can't move a lot) but you can increase the pressure as the muscles relax.
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Enjoy and have fun stretching that Ventral chain while making your horse imitate a giraffe! 🦒
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