tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post8762754498159416905..comments2024-03-14T06:57:29.577+00:00Comments on Rockley Farm: Rose's 3 week update - changing hooves which are landing badlyNic Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-77140951649193298152017-04-26T10:51:09.938+01:002017-04-26T10:51:09.938+01:00Hi Sara,
I don't think I have had an email fr...Hi Sara, <br />I don't think I have had an email from you so could you resend to nic@rockleyfarm.co.uk?<br /><br />The secret to improving a toe first landing as you can see from this post is to get the back of the foot receiving some stimulation but not so much pressure that it continues to strain the soft tissue which has been injured. Usually a soft field does not provide enough stimulus - sometimes it does so if you have nothing else then thats worth a try. <br /><br />I am reluctant to recommend exercise when I haven't seen the horse as what is beneficial for one is not for another who has a worse landing but if you want to start walking him then let his soundness be your guide. Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17280272932605769408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-63916230972441163162017-04-25T15:18:21.996+01:002017-04-25T15:18:21.996+01:00I'm currently reading your e-book Performance ...I'm currently reading your e-book Performance Hoof, Performance Horse, which is excellent and going some way to answer my question. <br />I gather my horse should be on a "deformable surface" but I'm not sure what that is.<br />My fields are pretty soft, certainly at the moment, but would he benefit from being walked on my sand arena (he can't be turned out in it as he digs holes in it) or should I create an area with pea gravel or bark for greater palmar stimulation? (I had planned to move to these once he looks sound in the field but what with navicular \ DDFT damage and flat feet \ underrun heels i'm not sure he'll ever land heel first)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925874096017570040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-39295671517794716292017-04-25T11:02:49.291+01:002017-04-25T11:02:49.291+01:00do you allow her \ horses on the track surfaces ev...do you allow her \ horses on the track surfaces even if they are still lame to get the benefits of movement on these surfaces?<br /><br />the shoes came of my horse 11 days ago (MRI diagnosis of Navicular and DDTF damage which 10 months of remedial farrier has failed to help at all), but I've kept him turned out 24/7 on grass and had planned to leave him on grass until he is sound on grass before progressing to concrete \ other surfaces.<br /><br />I've mailed you regarding him possibly coming to you at Rockley Farm but no response yet and I'm unclear how to balance improving hoof quality by movement over different surfaces and not putting him on harder surfaces until he's sound on softer ones<br />Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925874096017570040noreply@blogger.com