This message is from: "M.Bijster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mary wrote: . Lack of exercise on good ol' natural ground can lead to a myriad of hoof problems, not the least of which are slow hoof growth and decreased wall thickness. "If you don't use it, you lose it" maybe?
That is very well said, Mary Because Fjords are so easy to keep, many are not well looked after and get too little exercise and develop therefore hoof problems My farrier told me that only now Hansje had grown good strong hoofs, after a year. It takes a hoof a year to renew completely She had indeed decreased wall thickness, a bit loose even due to bad maintenance and no exercise People forget easily that they require good care, just as other horses do. By the way, the hoof and mouth disease is a real disaster here in Holland. 5 Farms are infected now and because the country is so crowded and the animals have been transported throughout the whole country (and Europe) there is much fear that it will spread. In England more than 600 farms are infected now The didease has reached Ireland and France as well. We are not allowed to go trailraiding, nor to transport our horses We may visit the barn and ride in the arena Some friends of me have their horses stabled at a farm with cows or sheep and they are not allowed to enter the farm. So the farmer looks after the horses and they have to wait untill the danger is over. greetings, Marion
