I haven't written about Spices hooves in a while because to be honest there's not really been much to report. When i arrived with Spice at her new livery yard just (one month ago) I was a little worried about her hooves due to the fact that all the pathways to and from the fields were really stoney and i'd even anticipated that i might need to put hoof boots on her whenever i wanted to bring her in but her hooves (now approaching their 9th month of being unshod) have continued to fare well. I can walk/trot her around the roads completely barefoot for up to an hour without her getting foot sore and since her first abscess back at the beginning of the year (when i first removed her shoes) i haven't had any further issues/problems. I am hoping that they continue to fare well over the winter (as this is the time i think they could deteriorate the most) - due to the wet weather but fingers crossed they do well. She has now gone down a size in her hoof boots due i think to the fact that the white line has become tighter and these days they seem to be doing a very nice job of trimming themselves. :)
It's funny when i go out with her because her footsteps are so quiet that people always look at her feet to work out why and then say 'oh...your horse has no shoes' and i just smile as i walk on by and feel proud.
Saturday 2 October 2010
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