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Teenaged Arab gelding shown right after shoe removal and 3 trims later. |
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Same horse as above, right front oblique view to show improvements in concavity. You can also see the difference in his heel height. |
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QH gelding shown day of shoe removal and after 4th trim. This horse had essentially non-existant wall integrity when we started trimming him, weak frogs and flat soles. He was also growing out old abscess holes. Big changes going on for him... hoof rounder and much more substantial overall - look at the difference in his heel triangles.. he has somewhere to land now! |
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Same horse as above, same improvements in my opinion. This hoof had an old abscess hole in the heel which broke out and is the reason the wall is so thin (left side). |
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Left front of a seriously lame and overtrimmed Thoroughbred gelding right after his shoes had been pulled. First image is not my trim! Second image is only 3 1/2 months later. This horse is an example of the positive changes that can be made not by what you do trim, but by what you don't! |
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QH mare with pressure ripples in the walls and a pigeon toed appearance. Shown before first trim, then after 4th trim. She didn't actually have hoof quality problems nor misalignment, just needed a balanced trim. |
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Even the big guys need a little thrush control sometimes... I am applying Albadry into this 18h Percheron's frog before leaving (that's why no chaps!) This guy and his team partner's hooves started out really rough, but now they are really pretty I think! |
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This Paint gelding essentially self trims, I do a touch up about every 12 weeks. (showing left front and right hind hooves) |
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Paso Fino mare right front hoof with a traditional trim and then a natural trim. |
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Arab gelding with a traditional trim and then a natural trim shown after his 2nd trim. |
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Hind hoof of a QH gelding one trim cycle after shoes removed. I didn't touch this hoof, it was just this beautiful when I picked it up. :) |
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Another really pretty right hind hoof, this one belongs to a Paint/Morgan gelding |
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Right front of an Andalusian/QH mare, shown right after shoe removal and about a year and a 1/2 later. This horse is a real live rock crusher! |
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Quarter Horse mare shown the first trim out of shoes and then a year and a 1/2 later. Like the horse above, this mare is very sound on almost any terrain. |
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Quarter horse mare right after shoe removal and then 8 months later, showing a more naturally shaped heel area and more robust frog. |
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Changes to left front clubby foot on a young mustang mare - heel is lower and angles normalized to better alignment |
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Right front of a QH mare first in shoes, then approximately one year later. The hoof is better centered under the leg with the weight bearing area moved back |
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Left front of a gelding (unknown breeding) with excessively high heels and long toes. Time between photos is 6 weeks. |
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Right hind of a QH gelding - better pastern alignment and toe angle, smooth wall growth |
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Left front of same horse as above, showing same improvements in my opinion |
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QH gelding in shoes and then 7 months later. All separation has grown out, and he has beautiful wall thickness now! |
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QH mare out of corrective shoeing package and 7 months later. This mare was recommended for nerving after all other attempts to get her sound failed. She is back in full time work as a reined cow horse. |
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Left hind of a QH mare right out of shoes and then 4 months later. Deep central sulcus frog thrush was treated daily with Albadry. |
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Tennessee Walker gelding with high heels and rippled wall growth returning to a natural heel height with healthy walls. |
