So many varibles... ~>>Cause------feed, road founder, cushings, stress etc<<
I believe the cause was lush green spring grass plus I think she was hogging the other horse's grain(when i wasn't looking) >>~horses weight<< She initially was overweight but after she foundered 8 wks ago, she was confined to stall duty and shed quite a few pounds. >> ~terrain<< ranges from beach sand to gravel roads >>~hoof care<< trimmed every 8 wks >>~Are you wanting to do supplements?<< if it would help her...you bet! Would HorseShoers Secret Supplements help? >>~What was done at the onset?<< Stall duty, vet check, ocean foot soaking, & bute . >>~How young was the horse when it began getting shod?<< I shod her for about 1 y or so when I got her at age 10....she is now 15 >>~Are you wanting to use barefoot methods, or use shoes?<< prefer not to use shoes BUT if she needs them now... >> There are many different shoeing methods out there that really can help a foundered horse, and none of them that I am thinking envolve using metal shoes that nail on. MANY that work.<< can you give me examples? "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: http://IceHorses.net/video.html [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/