#hoof markup

[barefoothooves]

@dearydeer tumblr mobile sucks as usual and i can't add these to you post but here's a markup of your photos. really nothing too bad. a little bar trimming and balancing the heels. I'd back the toe just a bit on the first hoof and reduce some flare. the areas shaded in blue are slightly folded over and will need to be pulled up off the sole. there's a little gunk in the central sulcus of the first hoof, and a little bit of lamina and inner wall sort of flipped up in the second hoof that can be trimmed flat with a hoof knife.

[barefoothooves]

Hi barefoothooves, if you have time for suggestions on my work on our four rescued equine friend ( i will send you one at the time so that i will not kill you … :) we will appreciate it a lot, These are Suri’s hooves, , trimmed 5 days ago. In rome, Italy now we have a very dry climate, but usually in the winter our one acre paddock is wet.when we got him 7 months ago he was in miserable conditions , as to weight and mood, depressed and affected by thrush. I think , he is,if it is possible , a chronic thrush horse, because he had other two suspected episodes, resolved with" pete ramey’s “ remedy. Now the cure of love worked , he is a gorgeous 18 years old guy, muscular and sound. He had A lot of separation of laminae in the past period and also an abscess that grew down, and some stress rings. Let me know please if i can improve in helping him . Thank you so much for any input

These are very strong hooves! The walls looks like they are in great shape and there is a nice callous to the sole. You are doing a good job so far. There’s only three things I would do on each foot. 1) lower the heels a bit more (in one of the shots I drew a yellow arrow showing the periople curl of the skin covering the heel bulbs. If you can get the heel platform a bit closer to that, it is often a good indication of natural heel height). 2) straighten and shorten the bars just a bit. 3) treat the center of the frog for bacteria/fungus and remove any loose flaps on the frog. Otherwise they are looking great! I illustrated a these things in the pictures below.

[barefoothooves]

Some markups for a new client today. This horse was trimmed aggressively in the toe by another farrier four weeks ago, but the heels and bars were left quite tall and the severe thrush and white line disease left untreated. The hoof wall from quarter to quarter is completely detached from a significant bacterial/fungal infection. The wall itself bends under pressure, as there is a large open cavity just underneath it. Unfortunately the owner is now quite worried about any trimming happening at the toe, so they'll be getting these, along with soaking and cleaning instructions, to help them understand why a resection is necessary.

[barefoothooves]

Hi! I am sure you have answered this a million times before, but what pictures do I need to take to have a mark up? My boy has had his first trim after getting his shoes taken off (he has been shod his whole life) and I would like to know how he is going :D

I’m always happy to do hoof/trim critiques. If you’d like to me to take a look at something tag me (@barefoothooves) or message me for my email if you want to talk privately.

I will need clear, straight on shots of each hoof you want me to comment on. Keep the camera level (i.e. don’t shoot down at the hoof or at an angle). Usually a side (lateral) shot and a sole (solar) shot will suffice, but pictures of all sides will help me best evaluate the hoof. I don’t necessarily need ALL of these shots, but here are some examples:

And of course: **Disclaimer: I am a professional barefoot trimmer, but I am not there with your horse in person. Any advice/critiques/markups given are my opinion based off of the photographs you provide me, which, by the nature of photographs,are imperfect. I am not responsible for how you use my advice/markups/critiques.**

[barefoothooves]

how about a super queer hoof 'pentagram' for everyone? XD

[barefoothooves]

Hello! Could you post some pictures of perfect (or near perfect) feet, including all the drawings and lines you make on your critiques? Thanks so much!

This is one of the most pretty sole shots I could find out there on the internet (other than mustang/brumby hooves). Other than the bars being a tad forward, it is perfect. The balance heel to toe and medial/lateral is spot on. Look at the beautiful sole callus:

And for fun, here’s a good feral hoof. (This horse is deceased, hence the shriveled frog and slight heel contraction.) Note how perfect the bars are:

And here's a side shot:

And here's a post generally on healthy feet/good trims.