Both of you are amazing and inspiring - thank you for doing the hard work to educate us and help our horses

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I have a question; if the toe is i the air (laminitic horse) how is it that the wall is regenerated without feedback? I dodn t trim it i Sweety, but i am afraid it can not regenerate because of it!

Yes! It is adictive!! I feel i am also a nerd!! I am almost q Hero!😊

The most difficult thing for me, is finding in Uruguay mix medaw hey! Alm what is produced it seems to be heigh sugar! Or alfalfa . 😢

I undertand you!! I went to some groups ..VERY happy to show a better way of "managing laminlttis....and i was badly bulled. 😮 But i am sure of what i be learned!! And want to help horses😅!!

❤ Yes!! When someone talks wrong about Phoenyx Way ...i mantain confidente because i know You and your way threw the Challenges!! 🎉🎉 Yo Open a new world to me!

Hello!! Viviane helpped me to enter !

So I'm having a 'to clip or not to clip' discussion going on with a friend and I'd love to hear your stance on it. We've both got shetland ponies, which are notorious for having this immense winter coat. They won't ever get cold if you don't clip them, that's for sure. But especially around october they'll be sweating just from the outside temperature alone, as they'll be well on their way putting on their winter coat but the temperatures are usually still pretty warm. My friend does a lot of driving with them, so she'll clip their chest and neck to help them manage the heat. In winter it'll hardly get below -5C, so usually she doesn't rug them though and they don't seem to get cold. Mine are still too young to be in work, so I haven't really thought about it until now. I'd rather go easy on the training in these times as I wouldn't want to ruin their amazing coats for when the weather does get worse. It also protects them from the wind and rain, which we tend get here a lot. She says it doesn't matter because she only clips the underside of the chest and neck area, and they put on weight faster than you can say 'grass' if you put them out of work, so she doesn't want to halt their training. Would clipping really be beneficial for them? What are possible up and downsides? And is there a better or worse time of year to clip them when thinking about coat development?

Thank you for this

thank you very much i think i am confussed , i thought we should no trim the toes at all!! or was it because my Sweety s toes did ot touch the ground?

This is very good!

This answered many questions I still had after watching a bunch of your other videos. Those had the theory and reasons, this has the practical application.

Horses read our intent and mood. She absolutely knew you were helping her.

The digital cushion can be assessed by looking at the back of the foot, above the hairline. If there's a deep dent which feels hard when you press, the cushion is atrophied for sure. If there's a slight dent and it's a bit squishy when you push on it, it's probably in good shape. It depends less on the horse's age and much more on how much it moves around. Even an old horse can regenerate healthy cushion there if it gets more exercise on comfortable feet. For those whose hoof-care specialist removes too much frog, don't criticize their technique or training. Perhaps tell them you want to run an experiment and describe how little you want taken off and for how many trims. Take before-during-after photos of the foot, especially the back as it's on the ground, and the underside. Get video of its gait ditto. Then share the results! I've noticed a pattern in our horses, that I'll see white, powdery stuff (fungus) in their frog, and that is later followed by the black, smelly goo (bacteria). Occasionally they co-exist, but the white always comes first. If the fungus is treated as soon as it's seen, does that keep the bacteria from moving in? Also, when the infection is in the callus of the frog, should it be exposed (by trimming) so it can be treated? Lindsay, what about pro-biotics to treat thrush? I know that treating candida with probiotics (kombucha, topical and eaten yogurt) is very effective. I once ran across a reference to a specific Japanese probiotic meant to be added to houseplant soil, which someone used on their horses with near-permanent thrush problems and on the turnout area, and they claimed it cured the problem within a couple weeks, and they reapply whenever a horse shows signs of thrush again.

I have two horses of the same breed on the same system/diet, but only one of them has hoof rings as well as laminitis. Is there an explanation for that? Thank you in advance!

Espectacular muchísimas gracias. It will help my horse a lot

It would be really useful if you showed a real hoof as well as the drawing as it would be easier to understand the various parts of the hoof and the different types of flare. Many people like me are not sure what is the white line, the inner hoof wall, the outer hoof wall, the sole plane etc. When I look at my horse's sole these areas are not clear to me.

So frustrating when the cursor is so tiny 😤

I understand under run heels now. Thank you. Can you reference a video showing low heels/flat footedness?

At 3:43 it looks as though the horse has collapsed pasterns!

I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt until otherwise. I’ve tried shorter toes, break over, etc. now trying toes in the ground and what I’ve found out is it works! So I will use what works. 😊

lindsey please get your cursor bigger, you pointing out is so tough to follow, especially if you think it is visible for us and you fly through the photo

Thank you again for your time to educate us for our horses sake. ❤

Thank you for your excellent teaching ❤

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Thank you so much for your expertise ❤

It's the best class I've ever seen. It really is a sensational contribution to horse care. They don't teach that in universities. I would love to know more about laminitis with your ideas. Thank you so much. And could you talk about the horseshoes? What do you think about the iron horseshoes and the new ones that are made of plastic material and if it is no longer necessary to nail? Greetings from Argentina. Thank you

Lindsay I want your pants!!! So cool

Hi, I hope you are able to let me know if this is a good idea... I have the farrier coming out Monday, he's a good farrier and trims well. After the trim I want to transition to me maintaining the hooves. I was wondering if after the trim I could maybe rasp the hooves every few days to mimic walking on rough surfaces and then hopefully keep the hoof wall maintained without needing to trim. Let me know what you think please

Yes to more videos on NPA, plz!

I do wish you wouldnt ramble chat. I am trying to understand the meat of the conversation. I am now going to try to find your video on how to do the correct trim, as i think you are presenting correct information. I thank you for that. 😂😊😊

I'm a little late to the party here, but I'm going to disagree re the workload a horse with sidebone can do. I've owned my boy for 13yrs, he's been barefoot for 12yrs. He is pigeon toed and has a definite very obvious twist to his near fore. He was xrayed in 2016 and he has pretty substantial sidebone. Particularly on the near fore. Much worse than the image you've used as an example. He was re xrayed in 2023 and the sidebone is exactly the same. No worse. In that time and still currently he has been in full work. Hacking, galloping, jumping. Dressage up to elementary, eventing up to BE90. His preferred surfaces/going is firm. He has well developed digital cushions all round. His foot balance is something I have to keep on top of, but he has never had any foot related lameness issues in my 13yrs of owning him. 😊

What about NPA? Low heels? How can you trim to improve that?

Sorry but lots of horses are saved and cured with chopped off toes, it's all about taking down the heels! It's not just per se a bad idea to chop of the toe, you also nedd to knoe how far you can go.

We had one that foundered last fall. Within 10 days, we saw rotation increase from 8 degrees to 15 degrees. No farrier involvement. Heels were low to the hsp. What are your thoughts on that scenario? The rotation was not ‘caused’ by the farrier trying to let heels grow. It happened within the foot in 10 days….

Well done

My analogy…. To a horses high heels & cutting off the toes. Is same as woman wearing spike high heels everyday…. Their feet get deformed & hurt tremendously…. Hence hammer toes. You make this so easy to understand!!! I’ve shared this with a lady who has a laminitis horse & she scoffed at me & said. Her vet recommended this way. I did try & tell her but you’ve been dealing with laminitis for years

I feel the same about vaccines, I do none

You have taught me so much in such a short time!!! You are an excellent teacher & your drawings are awesome too My horses thank you

Diet change is first. Assuming the pictures and x rays or radiography is pre trim. One question? How long in-between trims? What I gathered was trimming was the cause of the laminitis? Or the reason why it has not been remedied. Diet. Change the diet. Not rocket science

When you tell the truth you become the enemy of those who want to believe the lie. God bless you Lyndsie for all you do. I get what your saying. My exhausted study got 10 plus years of what is right for the horses feet stops here with you and now I can learn more with peace it’s right. Thank you !

Very interesting thank you. I’ve just started trimming my own two and this has helped 😊 My ott has those flaps on the widest part of frog so I’m keen to trim those off, knowing that’s ok.

Rubber and water do NOT mix.

So you don’t do a mustang roll? Wild horse hooves have rounded off toes/hooves. How can that be wrong.

Where can I find a video on rehabbing a flat footed horse. Have been advised to put a couple rounds of glue on shoes.

Grass doesn’t cause laminitis, but it doesn’t help it either. As I’m sure you know, It’s most common in older horses, even more so ones with cushings or EMS. Added unneeded grain is typically the culprit in causing laminitis, though there are several others ways, giving them more sugars than are needed. So in that aspect you’re correct, grass doesn’t cause it. BUT, it is still sugar that we want them taken off of until the condition is resolved, because grass does have sugars.

Thank you for tip on old ponies back feet- balancing on your foot. NEVER seen this before- Super star!! 👍

hi ! I also did the 15 days challenge , i am doing the 10 days now, together with finishing the uncover foots! i am learning so so much!!

Why do so many horses have thin soles. My horse barefoot for four years and his under run heels and flat soles still and issue. Resorting to glue on shoes. Hey maybe let your guest talk a little.