Ben had his feet done today (he is shod in front and barefoot on the backs). In his previous home they told me that he would often go 10 weeks between visits. I can't get an exact date of when he was last shod but it is likely to be 9 weeks. The farrier (who is very well respected) said that he had excellent feet and they simply grew slowly and that he could have waited another week from today. He is going to take another look at his feet in 8 weeks and go from there.
Does anyone else wait this long between farrier visits? The farrier does all the horses on the yard, most are shod between 4 and 6 weeks. He said that you have to treat all horses as individuals and if his feet don't need doing, he doesn't want to shoe him for the sake of it. His feet are apparently in really good condition and in his opinion have been well looked after in the past.
I feel uneasy about going 8 to 10 weeks, just because everywhere I have read tells me I should be looking at 4 to 6 weeks.
Does anyone else wait this long between farrier visits? The farrier does all the horses on the yard, most are shod between 4 and 6 weeks. He said that you have to treat all horses as individuals and if his feet don't need doing, he doesn't want to shoe him for the sake of it. His feet are apparently in really good condition and in his opinion have been well looked after in the past.
I feel uneasy about going 8 to 10 weeks, just because everywhere I have read tells me I should be looking at 4 to 6 weeks.