tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post4435821020157711074..comments2024-03-14T06:57:29.577+00:00Comments on Rockley Farm: Trimming, yet again...Nic Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-16784309355934955912014-07-17T10:12:45.055+01:002014-07-17T10:12:45.055+01:00"He is not a barefoot specialist but...knows ..."He is not a barefoot specialist but...knows that the best judge of a foot is the horse herself."<br /><br />Absolutely - wish there were more like him. Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-51415150199950812542014-07-17T10:01:31.697+01:002014-07-17T10:01:31.697+01:00Hi all,
My first comment although not a very wort...Hi all,<br /><br />My first comment although not a very worthy one I'm afraid. <br />After reading this thread, I just want to share how great my farrier is, he 'trims' my 12.2 barefoot every six weeks when he comes to shoe my others (who will be barefoot one day..), what he actually does is have a look at her, and how she moves and stands, occasionally rubs a fine file round the edges to take off any ragged bits and then tells me she is self trimming and balancing herself and he does not need to touch her. She had seedy toe when I got her which has now completely gone, she has EMS and is laminitic as a result but has only very rare episodes due to the brilliant care she has from him and my wonderful vets.<br /><br />She doesn't do a huge amount of work sadly, so in very soft weather he does take a little bit of excess off as it does not wear very much but she has never been anywhere close to lame after it!<br /><br />He is not a barefoot specialist but a simple man with a brain and a subtle touch who knows that the best judge of a foot is the horse herself. <br /><br />Lynne<br /><br />Pony is my profile picture with a young friend..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018022335261841694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-62266929564475917252014-07-17T08:30:42.823+01:002014-07-17T08:30:42.823+01:00Andrea, the impacted bars idea really makes me mad...Andrea, the impacted bars idea really makes me mad - it seems to be used to justify all sorts of invasive trimming which isn't necessary. Infuriates me that these people feel they are entitled to inflict such pain on the horse in the name of some mythical future benefit. Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-67541537569108128662014-07-16T19:02:01.197+01:002014-07-16T19:02:01.197+01:00Thank you for this reassuring post Nic, I have tak...Thank you for this reassuring post Nic, I have taken the Barefoot roo since last September, my horse has self trimmed since then, and guess what, he has got sound all on his own, I reckon he is at the final stages of a new hoof capsule, but his hooves have suddenly started to break off which although doesn't bother him, it has alarmed me into wandering whether to contact a Podiatrist, but after reading this I'm of the opinion " if it ain't broke, why fix it "Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809025333195938480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-85583258855623788302014-07-16T13:43:57.672+01:002014-07-16T13:43:57.672+01:00There is a trimmer locally who is really into digg...There is a trimmer locally who is really into digging out bars - and that's the thing they prattle on to their clients about, how important it is to take these "impacted" bars out. Whenever I cross paths with one of these clients, it is usually because the horse is not sound and they want a second opinion. When I look at the feet and tell them that XYZ is happening and that I'd completely leave everything on the bottom of the foot totally alone (usually because the horse has been scalped and has nothing at all) and get the horse moving instead, they look at me like I have 3 heads!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-67046044715209871292014-07-16T11:17:22.030+01:002014-07-16T11:17:22.030+01:00As an owner trimmer I have sadly gone the full cyc...As an owner trimmer I have sadly gone the full cycle - from invasive trimming, to non invasive but unnecessary trimming, to the stage you have brought me to (non trimming except in exceptional circumstances)by reading your book and following the incredible results you achieve as posted on your blog. THANK YOU so much! and of course my horses would echo that too - my heart cries for what I did to my horse originally, but of course all under the eye of the "qualified" trimmer. It's been a long journey, but I now have a very sound happpy-footed horse. I can't tell you how often I've recommended your blog to others, but sadly so many just don't seem to get it.Pat v d Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237729699922306459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-85682400909488909742014-07-16T10:25:39.753+01:002014-07-16T10:25:39.753+01:00Agreed Bruce - definitely owner driven and also ag...Agreed Bruce - definitely owner driven and also agree with Amanda - the so-called experts are forgetting who really knows the most about hooves...Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-44122546059915658092014-07-16T10:00:08.325+01:002014-07-16T10:00:08.325+01:00It does but we buy into the thinking of the expert...It does but we buy into the thinking of the expert knows best but we have lost sight of who is the true expert!<br /><br />Truly putting the horse first is a rare thing throughout horsemanship I have come to think. We are stifled under Tradition, medical model thinking and misunderstanding of horses over generations.amandaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645616368761221877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-86845999468341755592014-07-16T09:57:30.915+01:002014-07-16T09:57:30.915+01:00We should never underestimate how hard it is for t...We should never underestimate how hard it is for the horse owner to push back against the "best" advice they are getting from their trimmers and fariers who are telling them that the hooves have to be balanced and trimmed like this. I strongly believe that the enlightened way of thinking will be driven by the owners, not the professionals.BruceAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813945785653884501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-54397224198171832542014-07-16T09:46:00.022+01:002014-07-16T09:46:00.022+01:00It beggars belief, though, doesn't it Amanda? ...It beggars belief, though, doesn't it Amanda? What happened to putting the horse first?Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-21556844300511776582014-07-16T09:43:45.300+01:002014-07-16T09:43:45.300+01:00Nic wrote...
"All these trims were performed ...Nic wrote...<br />"All these trims were performed by "qualified" trimmers or farriers. So I make no apologies for yet another post and I will keep on posting while this keeps on happening."<br /><br />Sadly I think you will have to keep posting for a good while Nic.<br />We humans always think we know best, aren't good horse listeners and are married to our teaching ad theories and forget to learn from the results staring us in the face! <br />Why we have to make things so complicated I just don't know.amandaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645616368761221877noreply@blogger.com