Hi, my horse has always been barefoot on the back and about a year an a half ago went barefoot on the front, since going barefoot on front she was always a but foot sore on the hard ground after getting them trimmed. About 9 months ago we changed farrier and he insists she doesn’t need her feet trimmed until every 12weeks as it’s good to leave some hoof. However the last couple of months her feet, mainly the front, have been cracking lots and chunks have been missing, I’ve mentioned to him before about maybe putting the front shoes back on but he is not very keen as she can be a cow for him (although not nasty). Is it worth finding someone who will put shoes on her or shall I just try an get him to trim when he comes every 6 weeks instead? He doesn’t seem to bothered by the cracks normally.
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