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What can you do with one trim? You can start a journey... you can initiate change ... you can improve: The set up trim is hugely important... but no more important than the follow-up trims and the timing between them. There is 6 weeks between these photos. The set up trim and the 2nd trim. This horse has good hooves but the feet were not doing their job supporting the limb, toes were long creating biomechanical issues, hoof pastern angle was broken back, frog was weak and small for hoof size. My set up trim really addressed the breakover point but couldn’t eliminate the issues ... but it made a difference in just 6 short weeks ... BUT this progress (although small!) would have been lost if we had delayed this second trim. Trimming for rehabilitation is very different to applying shoes, which for this horse would have meant wedges to address the hpa issues and bring the breakover back... but that isn’t a fix. It addresses the symptoms but not the issue. It wouldn’t leave the hoof in a better place, it wouldn’t aid correct growth, it would make allowances for the issues so they didn’t cause further damage to the body ... and in some cases that the right thing to do. But long term it isn’t the answer. I deal day in and day out with feet that need rehabbing... not to be confused with feet that are “needing a trim” ... if you can fix the issues in one trim it isn’t a rehab you just need to reduce the time between trims ... hoof growth should never compromise form and function. So here’s to the next 6 weeks ... and the 6 weeks after that ... and that ... #horses #horse #equestrian #pony #horsesofinstagram #equine #barefoot #barefoottrimmer #wildathoof #instahorse #barefoothorse #barefootisbest #equinepodiatry #hoof #instagood #ponies #cheval #equinepodiatrist #horsestagram #caballo #ilovemyjob #progress #transition #transformation

Last 2 of the day. Super proud of the 77kg combined weight loss between these 2 since May. A few months ago we had a laminitis scare and owner pulled out all the stops and it’s paying off! Still seeing improvements in feet, whiteline needs to tighten up and hopefully we will see some sole concavity next trim. Also did some hoof boot adjustments... all in a days work 🙌🏻 what a day ... didn’t enjoy being stuck on the m1 for what seemed like half the day 😳 ... joys! concerns a vet would have been called immediately #adayinthelife #barefoot #barefoothorse #wildathoof #barefoottrimmer #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram

Never a dull moment. Hate finding foreign objects in feet. We made the decision to pull this nail out as it didn’t appear to be very long or to be causing any pain. But we had poultice stuff all ready and available just in case (actually for a completely unrelated heel bulb / frog issue). If I had any concerns a vet would have been called immediately #adayinthelife #barefoot #barefoothorse #wildathoof #barefoottrimmer #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram

Beautiful toes! Olive is an Irish Sports horse who we took the shoes off a couple of year back. Her feet have literally blossomed ❤️ beautiful ❤️ #irishsportshorse #adayinthelife #barefoot #barefoothorse #wildathoof #barefoottrimmer #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram

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What can you do with one trim? You can start a journey... you can initiate change ... you can improve: The set up trim is hugely important... but no more important than the follow-up trims and the timing between them. There is 6 weeks between these photos. The set up trim and the 2nd trim. This horse has good hooves but the feet were not doing their job supporting the limb, toes were long creating biomechanical issues, hoof pastern angle was broken back, frog was weak and small for hoof size. My set up trim really addressed the breakover point but couldn’t eliminate the issues ... but it made a difference in just 6 short weeks ... BUT this progress (although small!) would have been lost if we had delayed this second trim. Trimming for rehabilitation is very different to applying shoes, which for this horse would have meant wedges to address the hpa issues and bring the breakover back... but that isn’t a fix. It addresses the symptoms but not the issue. It wouldn’t leave the hoof in a better place, it wouldn’t aid correct growth, it would make allowances for the issues so they didn’t cause further damage to the body ... and in some cases that the right thing to do. But long term it isn’t the answer. I deal day in and day out with feet that need rehabbing... not to be confused with feet that are “needing a trim” ... if you can fix the issues in one trim it isn’t a rehab you just need to reduce the time between trims ... hoof growth should never compromise form and function. So here’s to the next 6 weeks ... and the 6 weeks after that ... and that ... #horses #horse #equestrian #pony #horsesofinstagram #equine #barefoot #barefoottrimmer #wildathoof #instahorse #barefoothorse #barefootisbest #equinepodiatry #hoof #instagood #ponies #cheval #equinepodiatrist #horsestagram #caballo #ilovemyjob #progress #transition #transformation

Last 2 of the day. Super proud of the 77kg combined weight loss between these 2 since May. A few months ago we had a laminitis scare and owner pulled out all the stops and it’s paying off! Still seeing improvements in feet, whiteline needs to tighten up and hopefully we will see some sole concavity next trim. Also did some hoof boot adjustments... all in a days work 🙌🏻 what a day ... didn’t enjoy being stuck on the m1 for what seemed like half the day 😳 ... joys! concerns a vet would have been called immediately #adayinthelife #barefoot #barefoothorse #wildathoof #barefoottrimmer #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram

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