tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post7619982765624471987..comments2024-03-14T06:57:29.577+00:00Comments on Rockley Farm: Hoof pastern angles, shoes and the back of the footNic Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-11581808609863523322012-08-29T15:45:33.045+01:002012-08-29T15:45:33.045+01:00My farrier said my mare was 'not growing any h...My farrier said my mare was 'not growing any heel' and needed pads and bar shoes. I chose to disregard his advice - her feet used to be OK so if they are wrong now that can only be a result of the shoeing, she was getting increasingly short stepping and stumbly. So, against his advice (she'll never cope barefoot were his words), I've had her shoes removed, invested in some hoof boots and enlisted the help of Ross Barker to see if nature can resolve the problem for us. Even after just 2wks I think her digital cushion is looking better.UnicornDreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426280469917922009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-2198646318726687242012-08-29T14:26:45.644+01:002012-08-29T14:26:45.644+01:00:( Yes, I can see my Laz has a broken back angle i...:( Yes, I can see my Laz has a broken back angle in his healing RH hoof, for sure. We too, were a part of a mislead vet/farrier of shoeing/wedges/bars/etc until things just got so bad, I had them yank it all off thinking I was to put him down a few days later. Only when I saw him moving around more comfortably and with urging of my blogging readers to seek barefoot did I go "WAIT A MINUTE!!!!" and off on our journey we went. A long one, still in progress as I seek what puzzle pieces we are still missing but I struggle with his each leg literally having different angles! I may have to do a post about that linking back to your helpful info. I so wish we had a US Rockley!!! It's a very difficult place to be as a 1st time horse owner after years of wanting, and to be faced so quickly within 10 months of owning, to have your horse have laminitis and pull through it. Thank goodness for online reasources.Kristen Eleni Shellenbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458744919530540978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-73077782295718373152012-08-29T11:48:55.481+01:002012-08-29T11:48:55.481+01:00This is so important, and so few horse owners (or ...This is so important, and so few horse owners (or farriers for that matter) seem to have a clue. There is a horse at the end of my barn aisle whose owner and farrier have him in huge wedge shoes to "correct" his pastern angle. And the farrier keeps telling the owner the horse isn't growing enough heel, and may never be able to be out of wedge shoes . . . hmm . . . (!!!) maybe there's a connection there?<br /><br />The owner has no interest in anyone else's opinions, otherwise I'd send her a link to your post - her farrier is a "saint" who is "saving" her horse . . . Sigh . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com