I’m no expert, but they look pretty good, Don. If you
haven’t become a member yet, you might want to join the yahoo group for
barefoot endurance horses @ http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/BarefootEnduranceHorses/?yguid=273393199You can get some barefoot advice there
or a referral to a barefoot trim group.
Kathy
My horse Datezz has been on R&R with a
re-injured old splint since Feb. He never was lame but the tendons below the
big lump were swelling after a 50 so it was time for a rest and xrays and vet
opinions. 10 days ago I trimmed up his hooves with a grinder, file and knife.
Then Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue and Wed we took nice easy 2-3 hour walks warming up on
good footing then on into the dry hard rocky trails. He occasionally gave a
head-bob when stepping just wrong on a rock but 95% of the time he just kept
crunching those rocks. There are also many long sections with good footing
where he started trotting on his own and felt very solid and even but I pulled
him up right away. There will be plenty of time to go faster later. I took some
pictures of the rocky roads he walked on and he did keep it up at least an hour
and sometimes two every day in the rocks, also a picture of my horse and
pictures of his hooves.
