Cat Redwood Equine Podiatrist

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. 😀

11/11/2024

Early days for this gorgeous girl. Shoes off at 35 years old. Lots of precautions were taken to ensure she had a good transition out of shoes and she is so far doing amazingly 5 weeks on. She is stomping around in the field and school faster than she was pre-shoe removal and we are starting to see some improvements in her hooves. Her frogs already look healthier and her heels slightly wider and the bull-nosing on her left fore has improved massively. She is definitely showing us you are never too old.

04/11/2024

How cool is this 😍 (I might have already ordered one 🤔)

31/10/2024

Photo borrowed from my client with permission.

29/10/2024

Lovely illustration.

22/10/2024

I don't think any of my clients would do this 🤔 because you are all awesome.

But just in case anyone isn't sure how best to prep muddy hooves, an old towel usually does the job. 😀

It's that time of year again (has it ever not been this year?).
A request from all hoof care providers and boot fitters to all horse owners.
We appreciate that horses need time out (we prefer horses to have time out with their buddies), but please don't present your horse like this to have their feet done.
Steps to keep your hoof care provider happy:
✅ have a cup of tea/coffee ready for their arrival (hint: i drink tea ;-) )
✅ if the rug is wet and dirty - take it off, if the horse is wet and dirty - stick a rug over to dry her
✅ if the legs are wet and dirty, dry them with an old towel or scrape the mud off with old hay
❌ use a hose to wash the legs 5 minutes before the appointment, this soaks our gloves and sleeves because the hair of the legs gets wetter from the hose than it did from the mud and makes us wet and cold for hours afterwards

18/10/2024

Sharing for my client:

Equestrian Groom required - on a self employed basis

***Read our requirements carefully before applying ***

Tyldesley, Manchester.

Hours/Days: Monday - Friday, approximate hours are 9am-4pm. Flexibility to cover weekend groom on weekends when they are unavailable.

Income dependent on the amount of jobs done. More information following application.

Duties include: full livery for customers, turn outs, bring ins, muck outs, hay nets, feeds, exercising in the horse walker etc. Good riding experience would be an advantage.

Minimum age 18 for applicants.

You must have a lot of experience handling different ages, breeds and temperaments of horses.

You must be 100% reliable.

You must be able to communicate clearly and politely with yard owners and customers and have a cheerful disposition.

You must have reliable transport to the yard.

If you are interested and have the required experience - Please apply through private message with your CV and all horse experience and we can arrange a call to discuss everything.

12/10/2024

So here are photographs of the abscessing hoof I posted earlier and although the abscess is a little set back the overall shape of the hoof and the lateral crack has improved significantly. Hopefully after this abscess has cleared we will be back on track towards a healthier hoof.

12/10/2024

I thought about posting this yesterday but I decided not to as it was tea time. For anyone that hasn't seen an abscess exiting out of the coronary band here is one popping out. There was also a little bit tracking under her bar. She will hopefully feel better now it is coming out.

It is always good to have a think about why a horse is abscessing, it is sometimes difficult to figure out but for persistent abscesses in one location veterinary imaging may be helpful. This horse has known chronic laminitis issues and a defect in her hoof in this location which has allowed something to track up there. Her hooves are looking improved from when I first met her and she is generally a lot more comfortable but there are still weaknesses for things to get in. Previous veterinary imaging of her hoof didn't reveal anything further. I will post some pics of the improvement in her hooves in another post 😀

05/10/2024

I had a great day at the Trident Equine Dental Conference. Really interesting once again to hear professionals promoting the importance of multi disciplinary teams to support equine health. Some really interesting talks about teeth, bridles and TMJs. More things to have in mind when looking at my equine clients 🤔

04/10/2024

Happy Friday from this lovely lady and her pretty hooves. Just one tiny defect in her RH hoof today to clean out and pack. Her owner does a brilliant job of managing her waistline. She has had previous periods of footsoreness/ low grade laminitis but with fantastic management she has had great hooves and tight white lines for at least 18 months now and is comfortable on most surfaces barefoot.

18/09/2024

I have had an amazing time at the Equine Podiatry Association conference and learnt sooo much 🤯 Don't be surprised if I ask if I can look at your horse's teeth at our next visit 😀 It was lovely to see all of my colleagues too.

14/09/2024

Tonight the temperatures are going to drop. If you have a laminitic horse who goes downhill in colder temperatures (eg is known to suffer *cold induced* laminitis), please keep their legs and hooves warm.

14/09/2024

A great opportunity to try finer forage with sample size bags.

They are here!
Sample packs are now available on the website.
Each pack contains a sample of each of our superfoods and 3 supplement samples of your choice! Simply order from the website, then pop us a message or email with your order number and selection.
Our sample packs cost just £9, and include a £10 off voucher - so you really have nothing to lose!

https://finerforage.co.uk/products/finer-forage-sample-pack?_pos=1&_sid=d04e543b4&_ss=r

08/09/2024

Last chance to join us. All welcome.