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RE: [RC] talk about reactionary - Stephanie E Caldwellgood "GP" vets will do the same thing, and refer you to other vets who are really "up" on one field or another. And I think it's unfair to put vets down if you're not using someone who specializes in what you need. I've always asked my vets that, and even though they don't advertise a certain specialty all the time most usually have a specialty. That's the main problem with folks who "push" one method or another, without a good overview. All the more reason to have both a vet and a farrier on board, both of which are willing to work as a team. And sometimes you have to learn that the hard way. I've went through many farriers over the past four years before finding my current one. He's a great farrier with a good working relationship with my lameness vet. He had me do X-rays before he shod her, lateral views of all 4 to get her bones where they belonged and he had me do them again when he thought she'd had laminitis, and there was no rotation, thankfully. He watches her move after she's trimmed and after he tacks the shoes on to make sure she's "right". And, he's not much more than my old farrier who was just a good 'ole boy from around here. Bingo. A GOOD farrier will know when it is beneficial to be barefoot and when it is not--and will have much more than one method in his/her repertoire... Yep! He shoes mothers horse and leaves mine barefoot. He's shod Shogun in two "styles" because he got a knee injury and needed the pressure taken off his knee. He's a TWH and his gait wasn't as good in the NBS shoes but his knee healed nicely. I thought it was very good that he would do what was better for the horse vs what makes him gait best. 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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