Well, Tobes hasn't recovered from his tendon injury, despite the fact it isn't torn. In fact he is lame.
Farrier has said all shoes off if thats the case, no point in paying to shoe him if he isn't working him, bless him. Tobes is footsore without shoes, but shall get him a pair of boots for travelling up and down stoney track and shall do best to walk him on tarmac to harden his feet up in hand.
Am worried - I lost a horse through a bad foot. But he was a racehorse who had raced for 12 years and had dreadful foot conformation.
Tobes is shod every five weeks as he grows a lot of foot. Tomorrow will be 6 weeks and he seems to be pushing one foot inwards I noticed when he walked up the field to me tonight. Am hoping in the time that he has off and that I can't ride, we could maybe make the transition to barefoot altogether. He is a very trippy horse even on tarmac.
Am worrying about it, clearly haven't got enough else to worry about!!
Farrier has said all shoes off if thats the case, no point in paying to shoe him if he isn't working him, bless him. Tobes is footsore without shoes, but shall get him a pair of boots for travelling up and down stoney track and shall do best to walk him on tarmac to harden his feet up in hand.
Am worried - I lost a horse through a bad foot. But he was a racehorse who had raced for 12 years and had dreadful foot conformation.
Tobes is shod every five weeks as he grows a lot of foot. Tomorrow will be 6 weeks and he seems to be pushing one foot inwards I noticed when he walked up the field to me tonight. Am hoping in the time that he has off and that I can't ride, we could maybe make the transition to barefoot altogether. He is a very trippy horse even on tarmac.
Am worrying about it, clearly haven't got enough else to worry about!!