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Locality: Eden, New South Wales

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25.01.2022 4 months progress Unfortunately I didn't get photos of the other 4 inches of toe that was sawn off. Chronic laminitis with negative plantar angles, I'll post x rays later. He would consistently shift his weight from one back foot to the other keeping his fetlocks bent as shown in the first photo to relieve the strain.... He also couldn't manage more than a walk. He's now running around the paddock and can comfortably stand to have his feet trimmed.

25.01.2022 Cheyenne 22 yo Cushings positive, treated with pergolide. Foundered around the time of the fires at the start of the year with 18 rotation of the pedal bone, not her first episode. First photo july 2020 Second today

24.01.2022 Tender footed horses usually suffer from thrush. When the frog becomes infected the frog horn becomes impaired and is no longer capable of protecting the sensi...tive inner parts of the hoof which will make your horse react with tenderness. Thrush is a fungus infection and the fungus come from within the horse, so it has nothing to do with hygiene. Individuals and tissues with a healthy immune system can usually fight off infections, regardless if it is caused by virus, bacteria, or fungus. For a tissue to have a good protection against infections it needs to have a good blood circulation which in many cases is related to movement or exercise. A frog that is not exercised, i.e. being used, will suffer poor blood circulation and will therefore be an easy prey for a fungus that has been overfed with sugar. Sugar works like alcohol does when it comes to concentration. You can easily drink a full glass of whiskey without becoming drunk, if you just sip on it for a week but if you drink a lot in a short time you will suffer the consequences. Sugar works the same way. Anyone can easily eat 4 lbs of sugar without feeding the fungus as long as that amount of sugar is spread out over a week, but if it is eaten in a short time it will feed the fungus that will spread though the blood circulation and attack the weakest organ or tissue. An ordinary daily ration of hay, for a full-size horse, often contains around 4 lbs of sugar. Eaten in a short period of time this sugar will overflow the system, overfeed the natural fungus in the digestion tract and make it spread through the blood circulation (called "galloping Candida"). Spread evenly over 24 hours the same amount of sugar will not be much of a problem since the energy from the sugar will be utilized by the horses natural body functions. This is why a horse that eats his hay in a short period of time each day is much more sensitive to fungus infections/thrush compared to a horse that is enjoying well working SlowFeeding that spreads the eating over many more hours. That is why I, in the middle of my hoof rehabilitation career, retired myself from hoof work to spend years developing the feeding concept that today is known as slow feeding. See more

24.01.2022 Billy - aged gelding 5 months progress Trimmed every 6 weeks

22.01.2022 This girl recently came to her new home with extremely neglected feet. She shuffled over to be trimmed and walked out nicely after. I'll post updates as she progresses.

22.01.2022 Six weeks progress. Shoes removed 1st December. One trim cycle.

21.01.2022 About Maturity and Growth Plates By Dr. Deb Bennett Owners and trainers need to realize there's a definite, easy-to-remember schedule of bone fusion. Make a de...cision when to ride the horse based on that rather than on the external appearance of the horse. For there are some breeds of horse--the Quarter Horse is the premier among these--which have been bred in such a manner as to LOOK mature LONG before they actually ARE. This puts these horses in jeopardy from people who are either ignorant of the closure schedule, or more interested in their own schedule (racing, jumping, futurities or other competitions) than they are in the welfare of the animal. The process of fusion goes from the bottom up. In other words, the lower down toward the hooves, the earlier the growth plates will fuse--the higher up toward the animal's back you look, the later. The growth plate at the top of the coffin bone, in the hoof, is fused at birth. What this means is that the coffin bones get no TALLER after birth (they get much larger around, though, by another mechanism). That's the first one. In order after that: 2. Short pastern - top & bottom between birth and 6 mos. 3. Long pastern - top & bottom between 6 mos. and 1 yr. 4. Cannon bone - top & bottom between 8 mos. and 1.5 yrs. 5. Small bones of knee - top & bottom on each, between 1.5 and 2.5 yrs. 6. Bottom of radius-ulna - between 2 and 2.5 yrs. 7. Weight-bearing portion of glenoid notch at top of radius - between 2.5 and 3 yrs. 8. Humerus - top & bottom, between 3 and 3.5 yrs. 9. Scapula - glenoid or bottom (weight-bearing) portion - between 3.5 and 4 yrs. 10. Hindlimb - lower portions same as forelimb 11. HOCK - this joint is "late" for as low down as it is; growth plates on the tibial & fibular tarsals don't fuse until the animal is 4 yrs old! So the hocks are a known a "weak point". Even the 18th-century literature warns against driving young horses in plow or other deep or sticky footing, or jumping them up into a heavy load, for danger of spraining their hocks. 12. Tibia - top & bottom, between 2.5 and 3 yrs. 13. Femur - bottom, between 3 and 3.5 yrs.; neck, between 3.5 and 4 yrs.; major and 3rd trochanters, between 3 and 3.5 yrs. 14. Pelvis - growth plates on the points of hip, peak of croup (tubera sacrale), and points of buttock (tuber ischii), between 3 and 4 yrs. And what do you think is last? The vertebral column (spine) of course. A normal horse has 32 vertebrae between the back of the skull and the root of the dock, and there are several growth plates on each one, the most important of which is the one capping the centrum. The spine does not fuse until the horse is at least 5-1/2 years old. This figure applies to all horses, small scrubby, range raised horses to huge Warm Bloods. The taller your horse and the longer its neck, the later full fusion occurs. For a male (is this a surprise?) you add six months. So, for example, a 17-hand TB or Saddlebred or WB gelding may not be fully mature until his 8th year. Something that owners of such individuals have often told me that they "suspected." The lateness of vertebral "closure" is most significant for two reasons. One: in no limb are there 32 growth plates! Two: The growth plates in the limbs are (more or less) oriented perpendicular (up and down) to the stress of the load passing through them, while those of the vertebral chain are oriented parallel (horizontal) to weight placed upon the horse's back. Bottom line: you can sprain a horse's back (i.e., displace the vertebral growth plates) a lot more easily than you can sprain those located in the limbs. And here's another little fact: within the chain of vertebrae, the last to fully "close" are those at the base of the animal's neck--that's why the long-necked individual may go past 6 yrs. to achieve full maturity. So you also have to be careful--very careful--not to yank the neck around on your young horse, or get him in any situation where he strains his neck." ABOUT DR. DEB: Deb Bennett, Ph.D., is a 1984 graduate of the University of Kansas, and until 1992 was with the Smithsonian Institution. Internationally known for her scientific conformation analysis, "Dr. Deb" has made a career out of conveying a kind of "X-ray vision" for bone structure to breeders and buyers. Her background in biomechanics helps her explain how conformation relates to performance ability. You can Google her to learn more. See more

20.01.2022 There was a nice foot under there!

20.01.2022 An example of wet carpet in a feeding area to help soften hard hooves.

20.01.2022 Big trim on a laminitic pony today, she had an episode around 3 months ago but is not currently in any pain. Silly me didn't think to get any pics untill the last foot. The fronts were worse!

20.01.2022 Ava has been a challenge but her hooves are on point

19.01.2022 Pre and post trim hind foot

18.01.2022 This guy had his shoes pulled 8 weeks ago. He had suspected negative palmer/plantar angles ( no x-rays) due the bullnosing of the dorsal walls in all 4 feet. He still has a long way to go but the changes already are significant. His owner has reported that he seems more comfortable and is moving better.

18.01.2022 With the dry weather comes hard dry hooves! Im seeing many horses with retained sole that has set like concrete and is near impossible to get out and this makes it hard to do a really good trim. This client has been standing her horses on wet carpet everyday at feed time, the hooves absorbed the moisture, softening the dead material and it literally just fell out. All 4 horses frogs and soles exfoliated and I was able to get them cleaned up really nicely.

17.01.2022 Ok peeps, I want all your horses doing this!

17.01.2022 This is Dude, hes one of my own horses and hes a fatty boombah. I gave him a trim today and I trimmed him the same as i usually do, its about 6 weeks since his last trim. His feet cleaned up nicely! I was pretty chuffed! He walked off well on the grass but when I asked him to stand on the concrete, he showed immediate signs of discomfort His body tensed up, he leaned back a bit and he wanted to get off the concrete. Theres no heat in his feet and no bounding digital p...ulse but this flush of green grass has caused enough inflammation for him to be tender footed and the trim has just emphasized it. I just wanted to put this up to remind people that their horses will likely "feel" this sudden change in diet after not having grass for so long. Im not concerned about Dude foundering at this point in time but its probably time a muzzle and some restricted grazing. See more

16.01.2022 Update on the pony with the slipper feet. First trim with me 6 weeks ago and today. He has chronic laminitis which is managed and his owner reported he was not sore after that huge first trim

16.01.2022 Huge improvement in one trim. All 4 feet were similar.

15.01.2022 With the dry weather comes hard dry hooves! I'm seeing many horses with retained sole that has set like concrete and is near impossible to get out and this makes it hard to do a really good trim. This client has been standing her horses on wet carpet everyday at feed time, the hooves absorbed the moisture, softening the dead material and it literally just fell out. All 4 horses frogs and soles exfoliated and I was able to get them cleaned up really nicely.

15.01.2022 When it's too hot to stand up!

15.01.2022 Hello to my awesome clients! Unfortunately the time has come to put my fee up to $50 per horse as of 1st July. If you have 4 or more horses the price will remain at $45.... See you soon Amber

14.01.2022 About Maturity and Growth Plates By Dr. Deb Bennett Owners and trainers need to realize theres a definite, easy-to-remember schedule of bone fusion. Make a de...cision when to ride the horse based on that rather than on the external appearance of the horse. For there are some breeds of horse--the Quarter Horse is the premier among these--which have been bred in such a manner as to LOOK mature LONG before they actually ARE. This puts these horses in jeopardy from people who are either ignorant of the closure schedule, or more interested in their own schedule (racing, jumping, futurities or other competitions) than they are in the welfare of the animal. The process of fusion goes from the bottom up. In other words, the lower down toward the hooves, the earlier the growth plates will fuse--the higher up toward the animals back you look, the later. The growth plate at the top of the coffin bone, in the hoof, is fused at birth. What this means is that the coffin bones get no TALLER after birth (they get much larger around, though, by another mechanism). Thats the first one. In order after that: 2. Short pastern - top & bottom between birth and 6 mos. 3. Long pastern - top & bottom between 6 mos. and 1 yr. 4. Cannon bone - top & bottom between 8 mos. and 1.5 yrs. 5. Small bones of knee - top & bottom on each, between 1.5 and 2.5 yrs. 6. Bottom of radius-ulna - between 2 and 2.5 yrs. 7. Weight-bearing portion of glenoid notch at top of radius - between 2.5 and 3 yrs. 8. Humerus - top & bottom, between 3 and 3.5 yrs. 9. Scapula - glenoid or bottom (weight-bearing) portion - between 3.5 and 4 yrs. 10. Hindlimb - lower portions same as forelimb 11. HOCK - this joint is "late" for as low down as it is; growth plates on the tibial & fibular tarsals dont fuse until the animal is 4 yrs old! So the hocks are a known a "weak point". Even the 18th-century literature warns against driving young horses in plow or other deep or sticky footing, or jumping them up into a heavy load, for danger of spraining their hocks. 12. Tibia - top & bottom, between 2.5 and 3 yrs. 13. Femur - bottom, between 3 and 3.5 yrs.; neck, between 3.5 and 4 yrs.; major and 3rd trochanters, between 3 and 3.5 yrs. 14. Pelvis - growth plates on the points of hip, peak of croup (tubera sacrale), and points of buttock (tuber ischii), between 3 and 4 yrs. And what do you think is last? The vertebral column (spine) of course. A normal horse has 32 vertebrae between the back of the skull and the root of the dock, and there are several growth plates on each one, the most important of which is the one capping the centrum. The spine does not fuse until the horse is at least 5-1/2 years old. This figure applies to all horses, small scrubby, range raised horses to huge Warm Bloods. The taller your horse and the longer its neck, the later full fusion occurs. For a male (is this a surprise?) you add six months. So, for example, a 17-hand TB or Saddlebred or WB gelding may not be fully mature until his 8th year. Something that owners of such individuals have often told me that they "suspected." The lateness of vertebral "closure" is most significant for two reasons. One: in no limb are there 32 growth plates! Two: The growth plates in the limbs are (more or less) oriented perpendicular (up and down) to the stress of the load passing through them, while those of the vertebral chain are oriented parallel (horizontal) to weight placed upon the horses back. Bottom line: you can sprain a horses back (i.e., displace the vertebral growth plates) a lot more easily than you can sprain those located in the limbs. And heres another little fact: within the chain of vertebrae, the last to fully "close" are those at the base of the animals neck--thats why the long-necked individual may go past 6 yrs. to achieve full maturity. So you also have to be careful--very careful--not to yank the neck around on your young horse, or get him in any situation where he strains his neck." ABOUT DR. DEB: Deb Bennett, Ph.D., is a 1984 graduate of the University of Kansas, and until 1992 was with the Smithsonian Institution. Internationally known for her scientific conformation analysis, "Dr. Deb" has made a career out of conveying a kind of "X-ray vision" for bone structure to breeders and buyers. Her background in biomechanics helps her explain how conformation relates to performance ability. You can Google her to learn more. See more

13.01.2022 Rocked up yesterday to give this little one her ANNUAL trim and all she needed was her heels balanced! She's part of a herd of five (2 horses, 2 donkeys and herself) none of them have been trimmed since December 2018! and all them were pretty much just a tidy up.

11.01.2022 This darling was rescued, her feet are in an awful state and she was also emaciated. Shes now on the road to recovery.

10.01.2022 Some of todays happy customers

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09.01.2022 Not every day you can say you trimmed a unicorn

09.01.2022 The aim of the game Beautifully aligned hoof/pastern angles!

08.01.2022 Ginger - aged mare Recently retired due to injury. Severe under run and contracted heels. 6 months progress 3 trims... Check out how much depth she's built. See more

08.01.2022 Some of today's happy customers

07.01.2022 This guy had severe sulcus thrush which is all but gone.

07.01.2022 Big trim for this little guy today!

06.01.2022 This darling was rescued, her feet are in an awful state and she was also emaciated. She's now on the road to recovery.

05.01.2022 Hairstyles of the wild, woolly, and dangerous

05.01.2022 JOY ASH filly 2yo (Nov) Blemished. Has a scar on off side fore, 100% sound . Dam Coleslea Tara Sire Kerranna Didgeridoo... Comes with all paperwork to be registered. She won't be a big horse, dam is only around 14hh. Good one for the ladies. Located Pambula $1500 See more

05.01.2022 Advertising on behalf of a client. JETT 17 yo, approximately 14.2hh. Proven beginners horse, more whoa than go. Serious enquiries only PM or call for more info... 0401546963 Located Bodalla See more

04.01.2022 These 2 horses are very quiet! I dont recommend kneeling under back legs

02.01.2022 These 2 horses are very quiet! I don't recommend kneeling under back legs

02.01.2022 15 months between photos, trimmed roughly every 7 weeks.

02.01.2022 This is Dude, he's one of my own horses and he's a fatty boombah. I gave him a trim today and I trimmed him the same as i usually do, it's about 6 weeks since his last trim. His feet cleaned up nicely! I was pretty chuffed! He walked off well on the grass but when I asked him to stand on the concrete, he showed immediate signs of discomfort His body tensed up, he leaned back a bit and he wanted to get off the concrete. There's no heat in his feet and no bounding digital p...ulse but this flush of green grass has caused enough inflammation for him to be tender footed and the trim has just emphasized it. I just wanted to put this up to remind people that their horses will likely "feel" this sudden change in diet after not having grass for so long. I'm not concerned about Dude foundering at this point in time but it's probably time a muzzle and some restricted grazing. See more

01.01.2022 Hello, Anna Ford will likely be doing a regular run up to Moruya and surrounds starting in the next few weeks. Check out her page Epona Equine Massage and Laser Therapy All horses benefit from regular body work!... Give her a call 0412 106 700 See more