tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post7426836402843097532..comments2023-05-27T11:53:06.487-04:00Comments on Memoirs of a Horse Girl: My Barefoot Horse: Stages of TrimmingValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-28822917926003298022013-03-06T06:26:58.109-05:002013-03-06T06:26:58.109-05:00Barefoot for Soundness is one of my favorite sites...Barefoot for Soundness is one of my favorite sites. Majorie Smith gives excellent instructions and includes "how-to" photos and links, which I believe is a rarity. I was a frequent visitor at her site when I was getting started.<br /><br />I hope Val is still feeling better. Mystery (or any form of) lameness is something that no horse owner wants to see in their horse.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-73358146301446411982013-03-04T20:03:46.362-05:002013-03-04T20:03:46.362-05:00I'm so impressed that you're still trimmin...I'm so impressed that you're still trimming. :D<br /><br />Thanks so much for the link to Barefoot for soundness. I will be studying the site closely, as Val's recent lameness probably had it's roots in way too long between trims + wet, wet weather. I'm going to have to get serious about trimming in between my farrier's visits.<br />Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-12079522547640726162013-03-03T18:45:22.664-05:002013-03-03T18:45:22.664-05:00Thank you! So much information in one spot! Looks ...Thank you! So much information in one spot! Looks like I know what I will be reading all week :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-72818489226761723812013-03-03T17:27:20.109-05:002013-03-03T17:27:20.109-05:00Thanks!
Even if you do not pick up a rasp, it is ...Thanks!<br /><br />Even if you do not pick up a rasp, it is helpful to know what you are looking at and how your trimmer or farrier is trimming your horse's feet. There are a lot of good sites online to get you started. I like<br />Barefoot for Soundness (barefoothorse.com) by Marjorie Smith.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-12858158123417292002013-03-03T17:23:37.033-05:002013-03-03T17:23:37.033-05:00To clarify, I take the edge off all the way around...To clarify, I take the edge off all the way around the heel.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-20296955950609712432013-03-03T17:22:37.171-05:002013-03-03T17:22:37.171-05:00I take the edge off the heels with the fine teeth ...I take the edge off the heels with the fine teeth of the rasp. I blend this very subtle bevel with the stronger roll at the quarters.<br /><br />The edge of the heels is already rounded off from use before I start my trim, so in a way I am just putting back what the horse did after I remove excess wall, which created an "edge". The aim is not to reduce the landing platform, but make it easy for the horse to roll onto the platform without any edge to catch or cause resistance as the foot lands. Anyway, that is my non-professional interpretation of what the horse might experience. <br /><br />Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-13399498152466892992013-03-03T16:54:06.028-05:002013-03-03T16:54:06.028-05:00I think his hooves look good! I have always wanted...I think his hooves look good! I have always wanted to be able to trim Shy's hooves, but I am too afraid I'll mess her up. Love reading about people trimming their own horses hooves :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-55873255661381989712013-03-03T15:36:34.257-05:002013-03-03T15:36:34.257-05:00How far do you bevel the heels? I more or less fol...How far do you bevel the heels? I more or less follow the same trim as you, but I stop the bevel before the seat of corn: I want Cassie to have a big platform to land on as she has only recently gone from toe landing to heel landing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-40370729638518049132013-03-03T15:11:35.947-05:002013-03-03T15:11:35.947-05:00That is why one photo was blurry. I have others, ...That is why one photo was blurry. I have others, but they are all blurry, too. I was shooting as fast as possible and couldn't be bothered to make sure everything was steady or in the frame!<br /><br />I will be very curious to read the follow-up post (which I also hope you will have the time to write). So far I am happy with the extended roll. I am just taking off the dark edge at the heels.<br /><br />I am envious that you are almost finished with your pregnancy and wishing you an easy delivery!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-31979110783426060702013-03-03T15:06:17.393-05:002013-03-03T15:06:17.393-05:00It is great, isn't? Socializing over the fenc...It is great, isn't? Socializing over the fence turned out to be less tolerable than the mud.<br /><br />I am feeling good, but antsy. Forty weeks is a long time to constantly be under-construction. :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-6450654609180567672013-03-03T15:04:24.849-05:002013-03-03T15:04:24.849-05:00Take you time getting comfortable. I started out ...Take you time getting comfortable. I started out very conservative and I think that was a good thing. <br /><br />Thank you!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-16723313921843745832013-03-03T13:31:54.819-05:002013-03-03T13:31:54.819-05:00Harley's feet look great. Glad to hear he enjo...Harley's feet look great. Glad to hear he enjoyed his carrots and is back with his buddy. Hope you're feeling we'll too. Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-34263814614408665342013-03-03T11:48:32.573-05:002013-03-03T11:48:32.573-05:00I'm a chicken about bevaling... I need to get ...I'm a chicken about bevaling... I need to get more comfortable with being a bit more aggressive with it I think... Beautiful toes!!Ginghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-8265086669920472012013-03-03T11:10:11.745-05:002013-03-03T11:10:11.745-05:00Unfortunately you are going to find that the bigge...Unfortunately you are going to find that the bigger you get the harder it's going to be to really look at those hooves. I know there's something going on with my hoof collection, but I can't get down there to see them. The horses are sound right now, so they'll keep for a few more weeks.<br /><br />So you know when I said you might want to try rolling the heel walls? Well I learned something contradictory recently- it doesn't quite work out that well when the ground is soft. I'm going to try to discuss this with James Welz...smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.com