Category: A day in the life of an equine podiatrist
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worried youngster
My friend who trains youngsters rang me a week or so ago and asked if I’d like to come and see her work with a very worried boy who was doing some very odd things when his legs were handled. So I went up to watch her work with him, and see what was going…
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biting off more than I can chew
Was asked to look at a horse hooves the other day, as my friend was worried about how their health, they’d be barefoot a while, but things weren’t right. So we went up to the yard, and I did an assessment of them & yup they are looking pretty unhealthy (big cracks, poor hoof horn…
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Getting into the saddle (so to speak)
I’ve started this website & blog about 1/3 of the way through my equine podiatry training course. I thought it’d be a good way of recording my thoughts as I go through the course and my knowledge about my business grows. So, so far we’ve covered anatomy, basic trimming, nutrition, farrier holds & behaviour and…
