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Comment on Break-over and concussion by davidabartley

davidabartley — Sun, 27 May 2012 09:45:44 +0000

I dont think your friends farrier’s hypothesis re: breakover being the sole reason for concussion sounds very reasonable to me. If this was the case a farrier could solve any concussion problems simply by always using old shoes that were nearly worn out at the toe area by that horse, . besides a horses front feet land heel first then roll forward over the toe, so it would stand to reason that the greatest point of impact and concussion would be at the heel area were the foot disperses and absorbs the impact, remember up to now we are only talking about the foot hitting the ground. Ok now have say a 500kg horse travelling at say 10 kph and about to place all its weight on this one foot, you can see the problem, lucky for the horse he has a suspensory apperatus to take care of this. So i myself can not see how doing anything at the toe could help. dont worry about anyone else horse just workout what your horse needs, more or less hoof moisture, more foot left on when shod, a different type of shoe, is the frog too big for the foot size, plus everything David Hankin said. Good luck with it

Comment on Surface Dressing (Guest Post) by David Hankin Dip.WCF

David Hankin Dip.WCF — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:08:53 +0000

Hi Karen,

Thanks, I’d be keen to read the article – send it on through

Dave

Comment on Surface Dressing (Guest Post) by karen mitchell

karen mitchell — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:06:56 +0000

Hi David is a brilliant farrier. i can find and send you article re Constantine (published in hoofbeats may 2 years ago) that he has restored to a manageable soundness and maintains him.. See karen mitchell on FB and look for constantine in the photos. This horse owes his life to David.

Comment on Seedy toe by David Hankin Dip.WCF

David Hankin Dip.WCF — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:02:41 +0000

Hi Janna,

I’m in little doubt that the environmental conditions are the most significant contributor. The climate and ground conditions in particular.

But if we saw an improvement in the general standard of hoofcare from owners and those responsible for horses I think there would also be a reduction in the severity of the cases we do see. Leaving the hooves too long in between trimming/shoeing (which is not uncommon in NZ) encourages problems of the white line including seedy toe. A long toe can stretch the white line which encourages foreign objects (including fungus and bacteria) to enter the foot at this area.

Comment on Seedy toe by Janna Greene

Janna Greene — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:37:27 +0000

Have you any thoughts on why NZ has a high incidence of seedy toe and other parts of the world dont?

Comment on Save Edge Rasp by David Hankin Dip.WCF

David Hankin Dip.WCF — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:36:35 +0000

thanks Randy. Great that you’re happy to communicate! Will email your shortly

Comment on Save Edge Rasp by Randy Stout

Randy Stout — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:32:20 +0000

David … we at SAVE EDGE appreciate your comments and value your business. We are striving to always improve our products and provide the best possible farrier rasps available in the world today. should you ever have feedback that could be helpful, please contact us anytime at Randy@SaveEdge.com. Thank you! Randy Stout

Comment on Farriers looking after themselves by eFarriers.com

eFarriers.com — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:10:29 +0000

This great advice for farriers. I would also add that stretching is very important. A quick stretch in the morning can help prevent that sudden movement on the part of the horse from becoming a long term injury.

Comment on Derek Gardner hammers by David Hankin Dip.WCF

David Hankin Dip.WCF — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:20:48 +0000

Not even a little bit!

Would never rule it out starting up again but no plans whatsoever to do so at the moment.

Comment on Derek Gardner hammers by Balazs Borbely

Balazs Borbely — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:16:19 +0000

So you are definitively not shoeing anymore? Just being nosy..