Beckie Mabbutt

I wanted to show you that I have taken on board some of the new things I got to see on my recent tip to Germany. Here is Forbes aged 9 holding his pony Mouse's foot up for me so I can just get on with the trimming. Thanks for all your help over the past years Forbes.

Just thought I'd report on the successful Dissection evening that I held at my house last night it was well attended by 20 clients with strong stomachs! The feedback has all been positive with everyone feeling like they have a much better understanding of how things actually work on the inside. It lead to some great discussion with people relating a lot of what they saw to their own horses. I was pleased to see everyone get some gloves on and get stuck in themselves too. Here is a funny picture kindly taken by Max of Becky (also training to be a farrier) pinning the leg down for me.

Here are a few pictures of a horse I got to see in Germany. This is an 18hh jumping horse with serious conformation and foot issues. To simplify this horses feet have completely collapsed and there is nothing supporting the inner structures, this is combined with a lot of infections. This example shows that sometimes you have to think outside the box and use what you can, and whats available to get the horse comfortable. This horse moved really freely around the school
after shoeing.

   

I've just discovered that I can post video's on my site, and if you scroll down I've tested out my first one. This is going to be a great way to help show different cases to you. I will also do some mini tutorials soon. Keep your eyes peeled now for some more video footage.