On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 01:20:27PM -0700, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island wrote: > First, you need a farrier who will come out in a 6-8 cycle on time.
i already needed that :) > Or you need to do some rasping of the toes at 4 weeks yourself so > cracks do nolt develop and your horses tendons and ligiments won't > get strecthed to a point of discomfort. i have moderate tendonitis and some permanent nerve damage in my forearms; is this something i could safely do? > Supplements are great...biotin is good.....something on his soles to > strenthen them (keratex? Not on the frog!) i saw several products along this line at the tack shop -- my barn owner recommends "venice turpentine"; are you familiar with that? thanks for all the info on different shoes and boots! --vicka
