Learn why the trimming method called Trimming from the Top is dangerous to your horses hooves because of it's excessive rasping down of the hoof wall. DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE PLEASE!
A 6 year old guilding was given to us on Oct 25 2008, because he was said to have navicular in his right front foot. We are going to see if we can rehab him and give him a good life. Watch as the story unfolds, will it be heartbreak or victory?
This 3 part video explains why it's important to understand the anatomy of your horses hoofwall, in order to maintian and recognize a healthy hoof. It also explains how over rasped walls and laid over bars lead to underrun heels
HorseKIDship, Kids teaching kids is the best way for them to learn. Leah dose her own instructional video, teaching her sister Kate the fine art of the Swing up.
You MUST have an understanding of the hoofwall, in order to trim rightly. Not understading it's makeup, is the cause of almost every single hoof problem, due to rasping it's strength away.
Laminitis also called founder, is a horrible and most often preventable disease. This video shows the case of a sweet little Arab mare named Cat Dancer, who was eventually put down due to the disease.
12 year old Arab mare, probable cause of laminitis, from cushings disease and or too much green fescus in the spring. Was not caught early enough and had to be put down. Educational, informative, examination of cadaver hooves of this horse.
See the inside of the hoof. Learn how your horses hooves get flared at the toe, putting breakover too far forward. Trimming with a rocker toe to back up the hoof wall to where it should be.
Chris a dog we resucued, from the side of the hiway at about 5 weeks old. Skin and bones and full of ticks, he grew and grew and grew and grew. Some cute footage of him chasing a frog in the platic pond.
Lady called me said she had a wild donkey to trim, and she would have to be hog tied. Lucy the donkey get laminitis every year, and must be locked up off grass. Her hooves were pretty long, with laminitis rings. But she trimmed up nicely.
Laminitis that led to founder in 12 year old Arab mare. A case study to educate and inform horse owners. Examination of mares hooves after she was put down.
I came home to find Leah's parakeet laying in the bottom of the cage and his leggs were paralized. He was all but gone and then a wonderful thing happened....