Karen Thomas wrote: >>>>> I pulled Starri's shoes back in August 2005 and thought I would send in >>>>> these comparison photos...the farrier doesn't think he even needs boots >>>>> anymore. But I have them just in case... >>>>> >>>>> Was he wearing the boots in the pasture, or just for riding? How long had >>>>> it been since his feet had been trimmed in the first pictures? It looked >>>>> like they hadn't had good care in a while. How often was he being >>>>> trimmed >>>>> when he was shod? I had him in old Macs just for riding and just on the front. The first picture looks like the bad hoof?!! Uh, oh...the first pic is the trim he just had 2 days ago. The second pic (where the walls are falling apart, etc.) was the day after I pulled his shoes back in August 2005 in CA. He was in a sandy paddock and they looked like that the next day after just pulling the shoes...just fell apart. When I owned him, he was trimmed every 6 weeks for shoes. Before that, his owner did him every 8-9 weeks. I'm guessing he was shod ever since he left Iceland.
Trish
