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Post by jinks on Jan 4, 2008 10:29:22 GMT 1
me I have read a bit about it but not much. My first horse didnt have shoes for yrs, only because he was semi retired and the farrier just did a slight trim when necessary, he lived in a stony field which kept his feet trimmed down naturally, barefoot was not a term I had heard of then, everyones horses had shoes. My current horse has been unshod since I had him 5 yrs ago, and gets a trim when the farrier is around, he wears his feet down on the road when we go out for our miles of walking, I dont ride at the moment so I get lots of exercise too, he also has a stony part of the field which keeps them down. Farrier only ever has to tidy them up.
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Post by mellymoo on Jan 4, 2008 17:21:27 GMT 1
I don't claim to know much really, but I wish I did! I am off on that course with Dan Guerrera in march, as I do not have a trimmer who will come to me now (boo hoo living at the end oif th world!)
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Post by justinej on Jan 4, 2008 18:37:55 GMT 1
Where is the end of the world?
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Post by katefox1812 on Jan 4, 2008 19:15:19 GMT 1
Me too! The (excellent) farrier does the trimming, and I don't even organise it cos my boy is on full livery. I just look at his feet when I visit and say 'feet looking great, as usual'.
But I'm not a proper 'BF' person anyway as my boy is only barefoot cos it is appropriate at the moment - he will be shod as and when he needs to be shod. It's not a matter of principle for me - just what is right for a particular horse at a particular time.
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Post by em&ed on Jan 4, 2008 20:40:32 GMT 1
"I know nothing" said in sad foreign accent! lol I just bought my horse and knew that i wanted to try barefoot from the bit I had read about it. Thankfully I am lucky *touches wood* as he has naturally great feet ps - I also thought Jen was an anorak! lol modified to add - to be honest when i think about it and read some of the threads on here - i don't feel to be knowledgeable on horses, full stop!! How bad is that??
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Post by Casper on Jan 4, 2008 20:52:34 GMT 1
You also started your barefoot journey with Eddie with a great trimmer Em. It would be a sin almost to put shoes on your boy's lovely feet!
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Post by em&ed on Jan 4, 2008 22:29:45 GMT 1
Thanks Casper Yes we had a good start... i did have farrier trim a couple of times before finding someone to help me getting on the proper BF route... ;D
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Post by debbiec on Jan 4, 2008 22:46:18 GMT 1
But I'm not a proper 'BF' person anyway as my boy is only barefoot cos it is appropriate at the moment - he will be shod as and when he needs to be shod. It's not a matter of principle for me - just what is right for a particular horse at a particular time. That's how I view all horses being barefoot and I'm an EP. I really can't get into fanatical behaviour. For me it's about healthy horses with healthy sound feet. They could have bells on their toes for all I care. If it works and it's right for them then I'm all for it. When I first took my horse barefoot, I told my EP I didn't want to know anything about it just give me idiot proof instructions. I guess he must have talked me round in the end...or my horse did. I don't think owners need to know everything about every aspect of their horse. I don't ever feel the need to learn how to perform operations, I'm more than happy to trust my vet and use my own common sense to figure out if I think they're right or if I want a second opinion. I think as long as you question everything (within reason) then you're probably not going to go too far wrong. Debs
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