>>>> Don't worry, I've got the farrier coming out today. I'm completely >>>> ashamed of myself. She was due for a trim over three weeks ago...but due >>>> to life happening it just didn't happen.
No reason to be ashamed, as long as you have a plan in place. Some horses just get them easily, due to their conformation and how their hoofs grow. My Saga does - it's just her. I just have to keep her trimmed regularly, but even with a six-week interval, you can begin to see them appearing. >>>> I think transitioning a show foot from shoes to barefoot must be a huge >>>> challenge. It took us a good two years with Big Mac. I think it might have gone a little faster had we had our current farrier then, but I expect it would have taken a full year anyway. But, we did get him barefoot, and he was barefoot for the last 15 years of his life. We didn't take him to barefoot instantly though...we worked on correcting the angles for many trims before we took the shoes off. I did have the heavy shoes and pads pulled the day after I wrote the check for him, but that was only the beginning. Karen Thomas, NC
