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My neice has decided she wants to ride again and she's about to outgrow her pony so she is moving up to my horse.
Since for now she is just riding around here and we have no rocks and he's already doing fine barefoot, on Friday my farrier suggested just barefoot trimming him.
Since Friday the horse has been lame on basically all 4 feet. He's having me paint Reducine on daily to toughen up his feet but after 5 days I'm not getting any results from that. Not even sure why his feet need toughened when he was already barefoot and sound and we have no rock or gravel in our ground.
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Did he pare any sole out? |
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Location: ND | The barefoot trim didn't fail, your farrier did. If this horse has been sound since December your farrier most likely dug a bunch of sole out & that is why the horse is sore. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | You reeeeally have to take the trimming slooooow when they are coming off of having shoes. The moment you get too aggressive, the horses can't walk. When I first got my paint a few years back, the farrier pulled the remaining shoe and did a barefoot trim, per my request. She was 4 legged lame for over a month, in soft ground. It takes a long time to adjust a horse to an ideal barefoot trim. That's why some call it a "barefoot journey". But, it can be done, and it is beneficial to many horses.
Maybe consider picking him up some renegade hoof boots, or some sort of thereaputic easy boot. There are many routes to make him more comfortable, but those are the 2 I have had positive experiences with.
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| Barnmom - 2014-05-06 9:40 AM Did he pare any sole out?
I didn't notice it but something went wrong because with a normal everyday trim he's fine. He's been barefoot in the past for several months and then has been barefoot since December and has always been fine with it. These were always just regular trims. Heck I've even ran him barefoot, I was just picky about where I took him so I knew there would be no rock or gravel. |
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| ~BINGO~ - 2014-05-06 9:45 AM You reeeeally have to take the trimming slooooow when they are coming off of having shoes. The moment you get too aggressive, the horses can't walk. When I first got my paint a few years back, the farrier pulled the remaining shoe and did a barefoot trim, per my request. She was 4 legged lame for over a month, in soft ground. It takes a long time to adjust a horse to an ideal barefoot trim. That's why some call it a "barefoot journey". But, it can be done, and it is beneficial to many horses.
Maybe consider picking him up some renegade hoof boots, or some sort of thereaputic easy boot. There are many routes to make him more comfortable, but those are the 2 I have had positive experiences with.
Good luck.
He didn't have shoes on. He just had a regular normal trim and was sound. It was time for a trim and we were going to start legging him up for my neice. Farrier suggested the barefoot trim. Big mistake! I'm hearing it makes alot of horses lame. |
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Location: southeast Texas | Have you put him on bute? IMHO if you can find some Jim Rickens that works wonders to toughen em up quick. Wear gloves, that stuff stains! |
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| cinch - 2014-05-06 9:52 AM
~BINGO~ - 2014-05-06 9:45 AM You reeeeally have to take the trimming slooooow when they are coming off of having shoes. The moment you get too aggressive, the horses can't walk. When I first got my paint a few years back, the farrier pulled the remaining shoe and did a barefoot trim, per my request. She was 4 legged lame for over a month, in soft ground. It takes a long time to adjust a horse to an ideal barefoot trim. That's why some call it a "barefoot journey". But, it can be done, and it is beneficial to many horses.
Maybe consider picking him up some renegade hoof boots, or some sort of thereaputic easy boot. There are many routes to make him more comfortable, but those are the 2 I have had positive experiences with.
Good luck.
He didn't have shoes on. He just had a regular normal trim and was sound. It was time for a trim and we were going to start legging him up for my neice. Farrier suggested the barefoot trim. Big mistake! I'm hearing it makes alot of horses lame.
Barefoot trimming doesn't make the horse lame, the farriers do.
What I have learned is that a certified barefoot trimmer to stay certified have to do continual education and hours yearly.
A regular farrier can go to a 2 day course and call themselves a farrier.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Sounds like to me he got trimed to short, its going to take at least another week are two for your horse to grow out of this, the next time tell your farrier dont take as much off. I bet if you looked at the bottom of his feet when he got threw triming you could see the pink line between the sole and hoof wall where he got to close. |
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Location: Texas | I would be interested in hearing your farrier's defination and what he does different when doing what he calls a "regular" trim and a "barefoot" trim. This would probably explain a lot. |
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Location: Florida.. | in retrospect though a bare foot trimmer should know to take it slow.. my guess is he doesnt know how to do it correctly..personally I would have left it alone.. and just went barefoot regular trim.Unless he specailizes in that barefoot trim he may not do it correctly..
Some people I know tried it with a specialized trimmer and the horses were dead lame for 4 months..
if he just trimmed to short might be a week or so .. paint turpentine on it.
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | We had one coming off shoes that got so sore after the trim that he didn't know which leg to limp on. He was lame on all 4. It was warm weather and I worried he'd stand somewhere and not go drink/eat. So...I applied Magic Cushion and put on the Soft Rides on the front. (Since most weight is carried in front and I only had the two boots). That did the trick. He was MUCH more comfortable almost immediately. We kept him like that for about a week. He was fine after that.
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Location: Mendenhall, Ms | When taking horse from shoes to barefoot. Pull the shoes and basically leave the foot alone. If you need to smooth anything up, do it from the topside. About the only thing I trim from the bottom in the beginning is frog and there has to be alot of frog there for me to do that. I think your farrier took too much sole off or loaded the horse on his sole too much or a combination. |
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Location: relocated to Texas | Nateracer - 2014-05-07 8:33 AM Sounds like he trimmed him too short. Give him a week off and see if he comes out of it.
Exactly. Sounds like he trimmed him too short. Paint the bottom of his feet and his toe area and just give him some time. I have had this happen before, one trimmer here can be aggressive is taking them back too far and it results in a lame horse. |
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Location: relocated to Texas | cheryl makofka - 2014-05-07 9:30 AM cinch - 2014-05-06 9:52 AM ~BINGO~ - 2014-05-06 9:45 AM You reeeeally have to take the trimming slooooow when they are coming off of having shoes. The moment you get too aggressive, the horses can't walk. When I first got my paint a few years back, the farrier pulled the remaining shoe and did a barefoot trim, per my request. She was 4 legged lame for over a month, in soft ground. It takes a long time to adjust a horse to an ideal barefoot trim. That's why some call it a "barefoot journey". But, it can be done, and it is beneficial to many horses.
Maybe consider picking him up some renegade hoof boots, or some sort of thereaputic easy boot. There are many routes to make him more comfortable, but those are the 2 I have had positive experiences with.
Good luck. He didn't have shoes on. He just had a regular normal trim and was sound. It was time for a trim and we were going to start legging him up for my neice. Farrier suggested the barefoot trim. Big mistake! I'm hearing it makes alot of horses lame.
This is exactly right. The barefoot trim became popular because people were having good results with it. Then a lot of farriers jumped on the bandwagon without the proper training. I have a certified trimmer in Iowa that did my horses and one here in Texas. Both are outstanding. I know of a few that are not certified, didn't take the training just read a book and started doing it. They make the horses sore, usually by being too aggressive and taking off too much toe and/or not getting the foot properly balanced. My horses have done very well with the barefoot trim because I use certified trimmers. |
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Location: Midwest | I'd try bute for a few days and some Venice of Turpentine, magic cusion, or the soft rides if you have them. Hopefully he will grow out soon. Since he was previously trimmed by the same farrier and was prev fine, he probably just got him too short this time. I'd let him know this happened so he can avoid it in the future. |
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Location: Kansas | SaraJean - 2014-05-06 9:41 AM The barefoot trim didn't fail, your farrier did. If this horse has been sound since December your farrier most likely dug a bunch of sole out & that is why the horse is sore.
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Location: Paradise , tx | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-05-06 1:04 PM SaraJean - 2014-05-06 9:41 AM The barefoot trim didn't fail, your farrier did. If this horse has been sound since December your farrier most likely dug a bunch of sole out & that is why the horse is sore. I agree
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| I think he shoes for enough big names that he is qualifed. These people would go to someone else if his work was not good because before he moved here they did haul several hours to someone else.
He does barefoot trims for other people and some have told me their horses also got sore for afew days and I found a blog somewhere and soreness must be common because it was talked about alot and these were posts from all over the country.
If I survive this one from now on I want a ordinary everyday trim. lol |
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| I'm sorry, a trim is a trim no matter what they call it. If a horse is sore afterwards, it means they are trimmed too short and/or they took too much off of the sole and/or frog.
Hopefully after another week or so your horse will grow enough foot to be comfortable again and doesn't end up with a bruise or abscess. |
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Location: ND | geez....just because someone can trim for a shoe job doesn't mean they can trim a horse to go barefoot....they are two different concepts and shapes...you can cover up a pretty ****ty trim with a shoe and plenty of folks, even good horsemen can't necessarily tell.......your horse is sore because the farrier did a ****ty job of trimming him for you to keep riding .....and honestly, a horse should NEVER be sore after a regular trim......(now take that with a grain of salt if they have other problems----but if they do, you obviously should know that and treat accordingly)...... and your farrier is also a dumbass to think that painting reducine is going to fix your problem....either that or he doesn't believe you that they are sore and is just telling you something to get you off his back...........
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| cinch - 2014-05-06 2:20 PM
I think he shoes for enough big names that he is qualifed. These people would go to someone else if his work was not good because before he moved here they did haul several hours to someone else.
He does barefoot trims for other people and some have told me their horses also got sore for afew days and I found a blog somewhere and soreness must be common because it was talked about alot and these were posts from all over the country.
If I survive this one from now on I want a ordinary everyday trim. lol
I think you need to educate yourself about barefoot trimming, it is not the same as a trim, I just attended a seminar on barefoot trimming, and the consensus is a great barefoot trimmer only uses the rasp, they do not use nippers. It also takes 2-3 times the amount of time especially the first time then it does a regular farrier.
Pete Ramney has just published a new book, I haven't read it yet, but I hear his barefoot trimming has changed a lot from his first book to the extent he is telling everyone to burn the first one.
Google barefoot trimming, actually go to Pete Ramney's website and see if your horses feet look anything like his pictures.
Just because he has kept horses barefoot doesn't mean he is a are foot trimmer.
A few things to look out for is heat and pedal pulses in your horse. It sounds like your horse may have developed laminitis from the trim, if you feel pedal pulses, then the coffin bone may end up rotating and you may have a foundered horse. As others have said, I would get your horse on an anti inflammatory, I would suggest getting a vet out to assess the situation. |
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Location: ND | cheryl makofka - 2014-05-06 2:39 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 2:20 PM I think he shoes for enough big names that he is qualifed. These people would go to someone else if his work was not good because before he moved here they did haul several hours to someone else.
He does barefoot trims for other people and some have told me their horses also got sore for afew days and I found a blog somewhere and soreness must be common because it was talked about alot and these were posts from all over the country.
If I survive this one from now on I want a ordinary everyday trim. lol I think you need to educate yourself about barefoot trimming, it is not the same as a trim, I just attended a seminar on barefoot trimming, and the consensus is a great barefoot trimmer only uses the rasp, they do not use nippers. It also takes 2-3 times the amount of time especially the first time then it does a regular farrier. Pete Ramney has just published a new book, I haven't read it yet, but I hear his barefoot trimming has changed a lot from his first book to the extent he is telling everyone to burn the first one. Google barefoot trimming, actually go to Pete Ramney's website and see if your horses feet look anything like his pictures. Just because he has kept horses barefoot doesn't mean he is a are foot trimmer. A few things to look out for is heat and pedal pulses in your horse. It sounds like your horse may have developed laminitis from the trim, if you feel pedal pulses, then the coffin bone may end up rotating and you may have a foundered horse. As others have said, I would get your horse on an anti inflammatory, I would suggest getting a vet out to assess the situation.
well....the first two sentences....to clarify.....the rest is worth reading
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Location: Midwest | dhdqhllc - 2014-05-06 2:41 PM cheryl makofka - 2014-05-06 2:39 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 2:20 PM I think he shoes for enough big names that he is qualifed. These people would go to someone else if his work was not good because before he moved here they did haul several hours to someone else.
He does barefoot trims for other people and some have told me their horses also got sore for afew days and I found a blog somewhere and soreness must be common because it was talked about alot and these were posts from all over the country.
If I survive this one from now on I want a ordinary everyday trim. lol I think you need to educate yourself about barefoot trimming, it is not the same as a trim, I just attended a seminar on barefoot trimming, and the consensus is a great barefoot trimmer only uses the rasp, they do not use nippers. It also takes 2-3 times the amount of time especially the first time then it does a regular farrier. Pete Ramney has just published a new book, I haven't read it yet, but I hear his barefoot trimming has changed a lot from his first book to the extent he is telling everyone to burn the first one. Google barefoot trimming, actually go to Pete Ramney's website and see if your horses feet look anything like his pictures. Just because he has kept horses barefoot doesn't mean he is a are foot trimmer. A few things to look out for is heat and pedal pulses in your horse. It sounds like your horse may have developed laminitis from the trim, if you feel pedal pulses, then the coffin bone may end up rotating and you may have a foundered horse. As others have said, I would get your horse on an anti inflammatory, I would suggest getting a vet out to assess the situation.
well....the first two sentences....to clarify.....the rest is worth reading
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| He's NOT sore after a regular trim. No failure on my part. I also did not say reducine would cure anything, he said it would help toughen his feet.
Someone suggested turpintine, I didn't even think about it but that could be a better choice. He believes me enough to be coming out and is stopping to get a can of the venice turpintine.
No more gimmicks for me.
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| I'll look at the pictures but I know I'm done with it. If this horse gets over it this time I'm sticking to regular trims. Never had a problem with a regular trim. |
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Location: Florida.. | cinch - 2014-05-06 3:44 PM He's NOT sore after a regular trim. No failure on my part. I also did not say reducine would cure anything, he said it would help toughen his feet.
Someone suggested turpintine, I didn't even think about it but that could be a better choice. He believes me enough to be coming out and is stopping to get a can of the venice turpintine.
No more gimmicks for me.
give him a bute and a week off and turpentine the bottoms and I think he will be ok ..and stay with regular trims IMHO some swear by that barefoot trim.... i think its hogwash...my opinion though
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Location: ND | cinch - 2014-05-06 2:51 PM I'll look at the pictures but I know I'm done with it. If this horse gets over it this time I'm sticking to regular trims. Never had a problem with a regular trim.
LMAO....a good trim should always be a good trim........
and you should get your money back from your dumbass farrier
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Location: Arizona | cinch - 2014-05-06 2:51 PM
I'll look at the pictures but I know I'm done with it. If this horse gets over it this time I'm sticking to regular trims. Never had a problem with a regular trim.
I know a lot of people who's horses have been lamed up for a long time from "barefoot trims." I know it has worked wonders for a lot of horses but some horses it does more harm than good. I just stick to good old fashioned trims for most of my horses and shoes on the fronts for one. I hope your horse gets better soon. I also agree with others here that it is not necessarily the style of trim that is the failure but poor judgement in part of the farrier. |
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| dhdqhllc - 2014-05-06 2:41 PM
cheryl makofka - 2014-05-06 2:39 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 2:20 PM I think he shoes for enough big names that he is qualifed. These people would go to someone else if his work was not good because before he moved here they did haul several hours to someone else.
He does barefoot trims for other people and some have told me their horses also got sore for afew days and I found a blog somewhere and soreness must be common because it was talked about alot and these were posts from all over the country.
If I survive this one from now on I want a ordinary everyday trim. lol I think you need to educate yourself about barefoot trimming, it is not the same as a trim, I just attended a seminar on barefoot trimming, and the consensus is a great barefoot trimmer only uses the rasp, they do not use nippers. It also takes 2-3 times the amount of time especially the first time then it does a regular farrier. Pete Ramney has just published a new book, I haven't read it yet, but I hear his barefoot trimming has changed a lot from his first book to the extent he is telling everyone to burn the first one. Google barefoot trimming, actually go to Pete Ramney's website and see if your horses feet look anything like his pictures. Just because he has kept horses barefoot doesn't mean he is a are foot trimmer. A few things to look out for is heat and pedal pulses in your horse. It sounds like your horse may have developed laminitis from the trim, if you feel pedal pulses, then the coffin bone may end up rotating and you may have a foundered horse. As others have said, I would get your horse on an anti inflammatory, I would suggest getting a vet out to assess the situation.
well....the first two sentences....to clarify.....the rest is worth reading
That's what the certified barefoot trimming world is going to. It does make sense, as you remove the excess foot down to the plane of the foot. If someone gets over zealous with the nippers, you can do more damage then good, you can cut off too much, and sore up a horse such as what happened to the OP.
Barefoot trimmers are also saying to maintain the barefoot "trim" the feet should be maintained every 3-4 weeks, not the 6-8 that farriers use. I can also understand that as well.
For the person who would be ****ed about buying the first book, think realistically, all vet, doctor, nursing, lab text books, I don't want the professionals I see to use the first edition, I want them to use the most current research, the most current text books, this is why there are more then one edition. I am glad that Pete noticed a discrepancy, continued his education, and documented about it, and has admitted too many things have changed for his first book to still be creditable.
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Location: Midwest | Ok, I think someone needs to explain to me what a "Barefoot trim" is vs a "regular trim" for an unshod horse because I fail to see the difference in the outcome.
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| Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 2:52 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 3:44 PM He's NOT sore after a regular trim. No failure on my part. I also did not say reducine would cure anything, he said it would help toughen his feet.
Someone suggested turpintine, I didn't even think about it but that could be a better choice. He believes me enough to be coming out and is stopping to get a can of the venice turpintine.
No more gimmicks for me.
give him a bute and a week off and turpentine the bottoms and I think he will be ok ..and stay with regular trims IMHO some swear by that barefoot trim.... i think its hogwash...my opinion though
As we both know, some people aren't real smart. lol From all I've read it's little more than a gimmick and lameness is quite common. They call it getting used to it. |
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Location: ND | logic can be tough to come by, i see.........
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Location: Midwest | cheryl makofka - 2014-05-06 3:00 PM dhdqhllc - 2014-05-06 2:41 PM cheryl makofka - 2014-05-06 2:39 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 2:20 PM I think he shoes for enough big names that he is qualifed. These people would go to someone else if his work was not good because before he moved here they did haul several hours to someone else.
He does barefoot trims for other people and some have told me their horses also got sore for afew days and I found a blog somewhere and soreness must be common because it was talked about alot and these were posts from all over the country.
If I survive this one from now on I want a ordinary everyday trim. lol I think you need to educate yourself about barefoot trimming, it is not the same as a trim, I just attended a seminar on barefoot trimming, and the consensus is a great barefoot trimmer only uses the rasp, they do not use nippers. It also takes 2-3 times the amount of time especially the first time then it does a regular farrier. Pete Ramney has just published a new book, I haven't read it yet, but I hear his barefoot trimming has changed a lot from his first book to the extent he is telling everyone to burn the first one. Google barefoot trimming, actually go to Pete Ramney's website and see if your horses feet look anything like his pictures. Just because he has kept horses barefoot doesn't mean he is a are foot trimmer. A few things to look out for is heat and pedal pulses in your horse. It sounds like your horse may have developed laminitis from the trim, if you feel pedal pulses, then the coffin bone may end up rotating and you may have a foundered horse. As others have said, I would get your horse on an anti inflammatory, I would suggest getting a vet out to assess the situation.
well....the first two sentences....to clarify.....the rest is worth reading That's what the certified barefoot trimming world is going to. It does make sense, as you remove the excess foot down to the plane of the foot. If someone gets over zealous with the nippers, you can do more damage then good, you can cut off too much, and sore up a horse such as what happened to the OP. Barefoot trimmers are also saying to maintain the barefoot "trim" the feet should be maintained every 3-4 weeks, not the 6-8 that farriers use. I can also understand that as well. For the person who would be ****ed about buying the first book, think realistically, all vet, doctor, nursing, lab text books, I don't want the professionals I see to use the first edition, I want them to use the most current research, the most current text books, this is why there are more then one edition. I am glad that Pete noticed a discrepancy, continued his education, and documented about it, and has admitted too many things have changed for his first book to still be creditable.
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Location: EDGE OF INSANITY | barrelracr131 - 2014-05-06 4:01 PM
Ok, I think someone needs to explain to me what a "Barefoot trim" is vs a "regular trim" for an unshod horse because I fail to see the difference in the outcome.
If a horse is trimmed right, it won't be sore
Thank You!!! i was going to ask whats the difference in a "barefoot" trim versus a regular trim. What? To me a horse without shoes getting a regular trim is "barefoot" lol. All i've ever heard is people loving it, or people saying its BS, but i've never taken the time to educate myself on it. |
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| horsepoor1 - 2014-05-06 3:25 PM
barrelracr131 - 2014-05-06 4:01 PM
Ok, I think someone needs to explain to me what a "Barefoot trim" is vs a "regular trim" for an unshod horse because I fail to see the difference in the outcome.
If a horse is trimmed right, it won't be sore
Thank You!!! i was going to ask whats the difference in a "barefoot" trim versus a regular trim. What? To me a horse without shoes getting a regular trim is "barefoot" lol. All i've ever heard is people loving it, or people saying its BS, but i've never taken the time to educate myself on it.
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Location: Alabama | dhdqhllc - 2014-05-06 2:41 PM
cheryl makofka - 2014-05-06 2:39 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 2:20 PM I think he shoes for enough big names that he is qualifed. These people would go to someone else if his work was not good because before he moved here they did haul several hours to someone else.
He does barefoot trims for other people and some have told me their horses also got sore for afew days and I found a blog somewhere and soreness must be common because it was talked about alot and these were posts from all over the country.
If I survive this one from now on I want a ordinary everyday trim. lol I think you need to educate yourself about barefoot trimming, it is not the same as a trim, I just attended a seminar on barefoot trimming, and the consensus is a great barefoot trimmer only uses the rasp, they do not use nippers. It also takes 2-3 times the amount of time especially the first time then it does a regular farrier. Pete Ramney has just published a new book, I haven't read it yet, but I hear his barefoot trimming has changed a lot from his first book to the extent he is telling everyone to burn the first one. Google barefoot trimming, actually go to Pete Ramney's website and see if your horses feet look anything like his pictures. Just because he has kept horses barefoot doesn't mean he is a are foot trimmer. A few things to look out for is heat and pedal pulses in your horse. It sounds like your horse may have developed laminitis from the trim, if you feel pedal pulses, then the coffin bone may end up rotating and you may have a foundered horse. As others have said, I would get your horse on an anti inflammatory, I would suggest getting a vet out to assess the situation.
well....the first two sentences....to clarify.....the rest is worth reading
Amen! ( I also disagree with the first two sentences and agree with dhdqhllc )
No a horse should not be sore after a trim done correctly, but, there are always exceptions to
that rule. No horse should be 4 legged lame after a correctly done trim.
Your farrier may shoe for many big names, but, honestly, that doesn't prove anything.
Just because they use him and he applies shoes, does not mean they are all "right"
he's simply not made a bunch of horses lame, nor do the owners know what a healthy foot
looks like (or should look like).
And anyone asking the difference between a "barefoot trim" and a "regular trim" has not
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 Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | SaraJean - 2014-05-06 8:41 AM The barefoot trim didn't fail, your farrier did. If this horse has been sound since December your farrier most likely dug a bunch of sole out & that is why the horse is sore.
I agree with Sara. My horses go barefoot 99% of the time. I trim the broodmares and ranch geldings and have a great old farrier do my performance horses. We leave all the frog that is live and attached, don't cut out any live sole. I mean if they are getting a knife and digging that out, what is the point other than to make it pretty? I just use the nippers to scrape the dead flaky sole away. Trimming barefoot and trimming for shoes are 2 different things as well. If they cut them as short as they do for shoes you are going to have a sore footed horse. |
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Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | cinch - 2014-05-06 4:02 PM Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 2:52 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 3:44 PM He's NOT sore after a regular trim. No failure on my part. I also did not say reducine would cure anything, he said it would help toughen his feet.
Someone suggested turpintine, I didn't even think about it but that could be a better choice. He believes me enough to be coming out and is stopping to get a can of the venice turpintine.
No more gimmicks for me.
give him a bute and a week off and turpentine the bottoms and I think he will be ok ..and stay with regular trims IMHO some swear by that barefoot trim.... i think its hogwash...my opinion though
I wont go as far as caling them that...thats not what my post meant.lol..maybe i need to reword it.. some swear by it and it works.. we had bad results so I feel its hogwash when people say its the only way to go as far as horses and natural and how they should be trimmed.. we had lame horses.. it could have been the apprentice but I wont ever do it again.. |
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Potato Soup Queen
Location: Alabama | Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 4:11 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 4:02 PM Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 2:52 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 3:44 PM He's NOT sore after a regular trim. No failure on my part. I also did not say reducine would cure anything, he said it would help toughen his feet.
Someone suggested turpintine, I didn't even think about it but that could be a better choice. He believes me enough to be coming out and is stopping to get a can of the venice turpintine.
No more gimmicks for me.
give him a bute and a week off and turpentine the bottoms and I think he will be ok ..and stay with regular trims IMHO some swear by that barefoot trim.... i think its hogwash...my opinion though
Barefoot trims being taught are not created equal. Having learned a true barefoot trim prior to going to and graduating from farrier school, I can assure you, there is a difference.
You can label it a gimmick, it's your right to do so, however, if you ever had a real good barefoot trimmer with a head full of knowledge work on your horse, you'd feel different.
I was never one to say all horses can go barefoot...some needed to be shod....this is why I did both.
Also, just like no two people can sit in the same class and learn exactly the same thing, so is the world of farrier work and barefoot trimming. Depending on how a person learns, they take away a different view of the same subject. Any great farrier and/or barefoot trimmer should always keep getting educated and going to clinics, seminars, etc. You are truly never done learning. |
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Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | Farrierlady - 2014-05-06 7:22 PM Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 4:11 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 4:02 PM Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 2:52 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 3:44 PM He's NOT sore after a regular trim. No failure on my part. I also did not say reducine would cure anything, he said it would help toughen his feet.
Someone suggested turpintine, I didn't even think about it but that could be a better choice. He believes me enough to be coming out and is stopping to get a can of the venice turpintine.
No more gimmicks for me.
give him a bute and a week off and turpentine the bottoms and I think he will be ok ..and stay with regular trims IMHO some swear by that barefoot trim.... i think its hogwash...my opinion though
You can label it a gimmick, it's your right to do so, however, if you ever had a real good barefoot trimmer with a head full of knowledge work on your horse, you'd feel different.
I was never one to say all horses can go barefoot...some needed to be shod....this is why I did both.
Also, just like no two people can sit in the same class and learn exactly the same thing, so is the world of farrier work and barefoot trimming. Depending on how a person learns, they take away a different view of the same subject. Any great farrier and/or barefoot trimmer should always keep getting educated and going to clinics, seminars, etc. You are truly never done learning.
I know this.. I have read yours and others that have successfully been fine nad have seen photos and I dont think its the same as what im talkign about .... my post was in general and my experience.. only..with some barefoot trimmers. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Farrierlady - 2014-05-06 6:22 PM Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 4:11 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 4:02 PM Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 2:52 PM cinch - 2014-05-06 3:44 PM He's NOT sore after a regular trim. No failure on my part. I also did not say reducine would cure anything, he said it would help toughen his feet.
Someone suggested turpintine, I didn't even think about it but that could be a better choice. He believes me enough to be coming out and is stopping to get a can of the venice turpintine.
No more gimmicks for me.
give him a bute and a week off and turpentine the bottoms and I think he will be ok ..and stay with regular trims IMHO some swear by that barefoot trim.... i think its hogwash...my opinion though
You can label it a gimmick, it's your right to do so, however, if you ever had a real good barefoot trimmer with a head full of knowledge work on your horse, you'd feel different.
I was never one to say all horses can go barefoot...some needed to be shod....this is why I did both.
Also, just like no two people can sit in the same class and learn exactly the same thing, so is the world of farrier work and barefoot trimming. Depending on how a person learns, they take away a different view of the same subject. Any great farrier and/or barefoot trimmer should always keep getting educated and going to clinics, seminars, etc. You are truly never done learning.
So what's the difference? Theory? Physics?
And you're right, I haven't read many threads on here about this subject. I am blessed with a great farrier who has kept my horses sound (shod or unshod) for many many years, so it's not something I have needed to research. |
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Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | I have seen debis methods and the guy that lamed ours was Not like hers.. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 8:07 PM I have seen debis methods and the guy that lamed ours was Not like hers..
I really am curious, I'm not trying to be rude! lol
I have seen some trimmers in my area that made me cringe as well, but I suppose not all of them are the same? |
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Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | barrelracr131 - 2014-05-06 9:09 PM Bibliafarm - 2014-05-06 8:07 PM I have seen debis methods and the guy that lamed ours was Not like hers.. I really am curious, I'm not trying to be rude! lol
I have seen some trimmers in my area that made me cringe as well, but I suppose not all of them are the same?
oh i know me either.. ;) i cant explain it.. maybe photos would be better .. maybe debi will see this and post some of the right way.. |
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Barefoot trim a fail