Beckie Mabbutt

This week I got to do a new horse bought by and existing client of mine Sally Stevens. On first impressions Tory had pretty good feet, they were quite boxy and upright with his left front being slightly larger and flatter. On the vetting prior to purchase the vet thought Tory would benefit from some time without shoes to help engage his frogs on the ground and to help open up the back portion of his feet which are slightly contracted. Sally hacks out over different terrains so it wasn't really practical to have him barefoot for now. When looking closer at his feet there was a great deal of heel to be trimmed off and I was confident that over a couple of shoeings I could get him engaging his frogs on the ground even with shoes. I have taken pictures of his frogs this week and will take more over the coming months and update you on the progress we make. Here is a before and after picture of one of his hind feet. Click on one of the images to go straight to the full write up.