This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Some of the sites Jean sent are really good and make sense about barefoot horses. I also found some that discussed whether sole and frog should be taken out ...generally the answer seems to be NO. I REALLY want to learn how to recognize good and bad farriery. Probably will take the course at the local junior college this spring.
In the meantime...my update. The horse seems better. Still rainy and wet here. I could put iodine on him, but it seems to me there is no way to dry him out when everything, even the well-drained areas, is wet. Farrier called today and said the problem was probably that he trimmed too much frog off. From what I can tell, the only reason to trim frog is if there are stray pieces that make it impossible to clean the hooves. Anyway...was going to interview a new farrier today...but his barn is flooding from the BIG rains here. Perhaps next week. > >My farrier is VERY careful about not trimming too short, especially a horse >that will go barefoot. >Trimming them might have caused bruising of the sole due to the hard frozen >ground. He also will not take much sole out. Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
