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RE: [RC] [RC] horse feet - Jeanie BartsonMy favorite hoof site is: http://www.thehorseshoof.com (Quote from the site--"The Strasser Method(TM) was developed by Dr. Hiltrud Strasser, a licensed German veterinarian who has been researching the causes and cures of equine lameness for over 20 years. She has discovered the simple truth: the overwhelming majority of our horses' problems are due to their unnatural lifestyle and unnatural hoof shape!") I recently took the front shoes off my 9 year old mare-(this is a good time of year to do that here in Calif since the ground is soft). Her rear shoes I took off in June and she did fine. I kept her front shoes on until now--upon removing them I found out she had, over the course of a month or two, developed a slight absess under her shoe which the farrier failed to tell me about. No wonder she was acting achy!! It was an $85 for a trim and 2 front shoes every 6 weeks- but now I will only trim her every 4 weeks or so and pay $40 until I learn how to do it myself. The absess would have gotten worse and could have lead to other issues. If you read up on the hoof it is amazing the importance of the pumping action built into the physiology of the horse's hoof anatomy. I think by opening up the hoof and not deadening it with a shoe, it will help her overall health and attitude. I will be able to do the trimming once I take the classes and buy (omigosh) Some trimming tools...and easy boots. I hope others will share their stories. My next purchase is some sort of easy boot--if anyone has any suggestions on what they use I would be grateful! Also my horse's Christmas present is a bitless bridle so any thoughts on that are encouraged!! I will search the archives on this as well--but new info wonderful...It's hard to keep up with all of you!--I have been too busy reading all these emails (and researching how in the world Howard allegedly "killed" horses??!!) I am a newby and want to learn all I can~~even if it is about peoples mistakes- goodness knows I have made enough. Gratefully and respectfully, Jeanie ~another!--call me jeanieB! :-) PS. Happy holidays and thanks for being so wonderfully informative, supportive AND patient- this is my first post. -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of terry banister Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 8:34 AM To: stephteeter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] horse feet For starters - Pete Ramey has a website now! http://www.hoofrehab.com/index.htm Terry "May the Horse be with you" >From: "StephTeeter" <stephteeter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [RC] horse feet >Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:33:30 -0500 > >Ok - seems like we're getting a little 'out there' on this list - spending >as much time talking about talking as we are talking. Winter's coming, maybe >we're all a little cranky about not being able to ride as much. > >What about picking a topic and really doing some focus on it? Maybe even >dredge up some research and links and useful stuff. Anybody have any serious >issues with their horse's feet? Problems, solutions, etc? Anybody need some >advice, or have some advice to share? > >Steph > > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- = > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- = > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of terry banister Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 8:34 AM To: stephteeter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] horse feet For starters - Pete Ramey has a website now! http://www.hoofrehab.com/index.htm Terry "May the Horse be with you" >From: "StephTeeter" <stephteeter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [RC] horse feet >Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:33:30 -0500 > >Ok - seems like we're getting a little 'out there' on this list - spending >as much time talking about talking as we are talking. Winter's coming, maybe >we're all a little cranky about not being able to ride as much. > >What about picking a topic and really doing some focus on it? Maybe even >dredge up some research and links and useful stuff. Anybody have any serious >issues with their horse's feet? Problems, solutions, etc? Anybody need some >advice, or have some advice to share? > >Steph > > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- = > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- = > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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