Cat Redwood Equine Podiatrist

07/01/2025

Becky needs just one more case study if anyone can help. She is a brilliant student EP.

04/01/2025

Viscoelasticity is cool!!!! 😎

There is just 1 month between these photos. This lovely mare had hoof surgery a few months ago and during the recovery process had iodine dressings on, causing the frog to harden and a lot less movement than usual. This led to a loss of structure at the back of the hoof and the heels became underrun and the toe appeared long. Once we were given the veterinary go ahead, more movement, less iodine and more air has allowed the dead material to shed and the soft tissues to begin recovering and the heel structure is returning and the hoof is morphing back into a healthier shape. Hooves are cool!!! 😎

P.S. I will eventually write up the full recovery process for this hoof.

01/01/2025

One of my clients used to be on this yard and is still in touch with her friends there. All horses are safe but most are still stuck in flooded stables. Listed below are ways that people can help if anyone is able:

🚨 Please read 🚨

Many fields within urmston (very close to our rescue) and the surrounding areas have completely flooded. Reports that horses have lost their lives. Whilst some dogs in kennels have lost their lives.

However rescue attempts are underway to save stranded horses in fields. Carrington riding school are taking in horses who are coming off the fields.
People have lost everything - rugs, feed, hay, hay nets, buckets the lot.

If you can help us, help them at all - please contact our page or please message Changing Lives At Carrington directly with anything you can donate to help them.

If you have a horse stuck in one of the fields and need a safe space to go, we have a stable we can open up to you. Please message us 🙏

It’s an awful start to the new year, but we are sure we can help make a small difference to the horses & owners going through this disaster.

24/12/2024

That is me fully finished for Christmas and having a break until 3rd January. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!!

23/12/2024

Has your horse or pony ever had laminitis?

Horse owners and carers - we're inviting you to take part in our survey investigating approaches to treatment and rehabilitation of laminitis in horses and ponies. The study is being undertaken by undergraduate student Meg as part of her University of Liverpool veterinary degree. As every case of laminitis is different, we are keen to hear about your experiences of laminitis and its management. If you would like to participate (the questionnaire is completely anonymous), please click on the link below or scan the QR code in the image and read through the information sheet before completing the online survey.

Survey link: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/liverpool/approaches-to-treatment-and-rehabilitation-of-laminitis

Thank you in advance for participating - it really helps improve our understanding of this important area of equine health.

12/12/2024

I have just received delivery of regular and slim scoot boot fit kits plus every possible cavallo hoof boot fit kit you can imagine so that I can help my clients with their hoof boot fitting needs. For now I only have these two sets of fit kits chosen because scoots are easier to fit with access to the fit kit and cavallos are the most commonly used hoof boot for rehab. I will of course continue to help clients measure hooves for hoofboot fit too where other boot styles are more suitable 😀

09/12/2024

Always kicking myself if I don't get my photos lined up correctly and it can change what the hoof looks like. Photos are useful tool but should definitely not be the only thing used to assess a horses hooves.

Any advice worth taking, ESPECIALLY on hoof balance and trim quality, will not be given on line via pictures. Even if a fancy mark up App is used.

You need to see the whole picture.

You need to put your hands on that horse, watch it move, assess its environment, build a relationship with the owner and understand what they ‘want’ from the horse and are able to provide.

This job (when done properly) really isn’t as straight forward as people may think.

As an interesting example, when assessing Hoof Pastern Axis (which is just one of MANY things we assess when adjusting hoof balance) how the horse is stood will have a huge impact on what an x ray or photograph will show.

These 2 x rays below show 2 very different stories when it comes to HPA. What happened in between these X-rays…..we adjusted how he was stood!!

08/12/2024

Sometimes one trim can make a big difference. 😀

08/12/2024

05/12/2024

Bye Bye long toes 😀This lovely boy had had a couple of bouts of laminitis, as can be seen from his hooves. When I met him he was walking comfortably over most surfaces as the laminitis was under control but his hooves were hindering his movement and causing him to move with a flippering action. You can see from the pictures from underneath his hoof how much I was able to take his toes back in the first trim. He was still comfortable after this trim. He was walking much better after just one trim and has continued to improve each time I have seen him. He no longer walks like someone wearing flippers and his hooves are looking so much better too.

04/12/2024

Anybody need some new hoof boots for Christmas? Go to the original post to enter.

03/12/2024

Look at these gorgeous hooves. It has been lovely to trim this gorgeous lady from the age of 4 months as a foal at foot. She is good at producing lots of hoof. This lucky lady already gets seen by a physio West Pennines Veterinary Rehabilitation to introduce her to being handled and that has been incredibly useful as she has occasionally had imbalances in her body as she has grown super fast. As the imbalances in her body have been worked on with gentle exercises by her owner they haven't ever got to a stage where the imbalance is significantly reflected in her hoof growth. Look at how those gorgeous hooves are developing 😍

26/11/2024

12 weeks between the top and bottom picture. 😀 Good progress so far. This horse was already barefoot but was experiencing lots of chipping, WLD, thrushy frogs. Some changes in management and a balanced trim and this is where we are so far.

21/11/2024

A lovely hoof from yesterday. I love this hoof because the horse it belongs to has had many issues to overcome with the help of her owner, was shod for a very long time and she was one of my very first pathological case studies as a student EP and she is still going strong. 😀

20/11/2024

🎄 Tilly's availability for December 2024 🎄

The time of year to think about Christmas is upon us! there are just a handful of appointments available in December - open to new or existing clients, please drop us a message to grab your slot before the Christmas break 🎁

📞 07568309221
📧 [email protected]
🖥 www.westpenninesvetrehab.com

18/11/2024

Sharing just in case anybody needs purple ones for Christmas. 😀