Comments on: Hoof care needs are different for every horse

By: PKL

PKL — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:11:06 +0000

My farrier has doubled his price, so I no longer can afford to get my horses done like they should.

By: kilee shoulders

kilee shoulders — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:37:35 +0000

I clean my horses hoof most of the time its wet grass but i pick it out my horse gets its hoofs piced out from 1 month daily so then i put on this hoof shine on its pretty! but i make sure my horses hoofs are good and healthy.:]

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:49:14 +0000

What a great article. I trim my own horses’ hooves and save a lot of cost. It also means I can do it as often as needed.

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:07:58 +0000

This has been a very hard year for horses feet in Mt. Founder is a big problem too, the grass is so rich and wet, if you’re not careful, problems happen fast.
My horse has special problems with her front feet. The back are just fine. I’m hoping, with working with the Vet/xrays and the blacksmith, it will be resolved shortly. The problem, apparently, has been there for years but this is the first year it has affected her. For what reason, neither the Vet nor blacksmith knows???
We’ll see….

By: mary

mary — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:07:38 +0000

This is great info! I have actually trimmed my friends two horses! If every body did their own horses then every body (and the horses) would be better off!

By: PKL

PKL — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:54:00 +0000

I would “love” to beable to get my horses trimmed, every 6-8 weeks, but the cost of farrier work has gone up….doubled in my case…..so I just can not afford it. My farrier says…sell your horses, untill I can afford what I have. These are all rescue horses, and no one wanted them in the first place.

By: TRAIL RIDER

TRAIL RIDER — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:33:09 +0000

MY HORSE HAS TO WEAR SHOES, DUE TO THE FACTS OF WEAR EXCEEDING GROWTH AND PROTECTION FROM SEMI-HARSH TERRAIN WE RIDE ON. ALSO, IT HAD BEEN SLIGHTLY MUDDY AROUND MY PADDOCK FOR A WHILE BEFORE MY FARRIER CAME OUT FOR HIS LAST VISIT. I HAD ASSUMED THAT THE LITTLE BIT OF MUD AROUND MY ROUND FEEDER AND WATER TROUGHS, HAD BEEN MOISTURIZING MY HORSE’S HOOVES ENOUGH NATURALLY. INSTEAD, MY FARRIER TOLD ME HIS HOOVES WERE KIND OF DRY, TO APPLY SOME TYPE OF MOISTURIZER TO THEM OFTEN TO HELP. SO, I’VE STARTED USING HOOFLEX SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I’M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT MY FARRIER THINKS ON HIS NEXT VISIT IN A FEW WEEKS. ALSO, SINCE THEN, I’VE HAD A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW ON THE MUD PROVIDING ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR MY HORSE’S HOOVES. I’LL STICK WITH THE HOOFLEX OVER “THINKING THE MUD IS DOING ENOUGH”.