No foot, no horse

An update - my agistment place made it clear they weren't a fan of my farrier. Until recently, he'd done an ok job. He used controversial methods but as a barefoot specialist I figured that was just the new way of doing things. However I'd noticed a few things like uneven trimming and different shaped hooves in the last two trims. Then my farrier did another agistee's horse who pulled up lame the next day. Those things combined were enough for the property to ban him from returning. I'm still at a loss as to if it's how barefoot is meant to be or is my farrier a yahoo who incorrectly trimmed my horse. As the other agistee said though, its not worth the drama in the tight knit community who agist there. And on a personal note, I want to know what's best for my horse.

I'm keen to see how a conventional farrier approaches things and, more importantly, how Kadey pulls up. He was bucking a bit when worked on grass this morning but was ok in the soft arena sand so I'll work him there for a few weeks until his hooves grow out and the other farrier can have a look.

Hmm.

Poor Kadey, u hope my lack of knowledge hasn't hurt him :(


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