Hoof trimming session!

Hey all!!

Very exciting stuff happening!!! Yesterday I had a one on one lesson with a Professional Barefoot trimmer!!!! I learned SO much!!! We were hoping to get all four horses done but it took a while to get Twosox done so we only got one done in the end. That is okay though because I am confident that I will be able to trim the other horses by myself. It is all exciting!!!

I will post some pics soon [once we get out high speed internet back again]

~K

Things happening...

Sorry for not updating this sooner. Things have been busy. What with getting ready for winter. Time really does go fast!! I can't believe it will be November tomorrow!!!

I am outside my comfort zone right now but that is where the learning happens so I know I have to be here. I know that once I start I will gain confidence. I also know that with God's help I can do it.

The horses are doing really well. Prince has taken leaps and bounds with what he will let me do with his feet. So has Twosox. I am really happy with there progress. I am still reading through the Jaime Jackson book "The Horse Owners Guide to Natural Hoof Care" Sometimes it is so brain boggling. I have been reading through the articles on Pete Ramey's website [www.hoofrehab.com] That have been helping too.

It has been so muddy here that it is really nice to have chaps!! I don't mind picking up the horses feet now when they are covered in mud!! :)

That is all for now!
~K

Tool arrived!

Well at least some of them!! The rasp, chaps, and nippers came in today!! We had to sent the chaps back though because they had some parts missing :( They were really cool though!!

I can't believe this is actually happening!! I am planning on watching more of the Pete Ramey DVD's later today. Right now I am learning about Laminitis!!!! Really rather interesting! :)

Well that is all for now!
~K

P.S. Today I was looking at Twosox's feet and on his back right foot he has literally NO collateral groove near the apex of his frog!! So I that means that his sore it really thin so that will have to grow a lot more!! On his front feet though he has a good depth on his collateral grooves.

Tools ordered!

Well yesterday we ordered the tools that I will need to start trimming. It is kind of scary but I know that God will help me through it. I am still watching my way through the Pete Ramey DVD's. Plus reading the Jaime Jackson book. Things are really making sense. There is a lot to read, watch process etc but it will all come together... hopefully ;)

On Friday I got a pair of gloves. There were a lot of different gloves to pick from but these ones seemed to be the best choice.  Here is a pic.....

Prince has gotten A LOT better with me handling his feet. The other day he handed me his back foot and let me hold it, pick it out, put it down and pick it back up again etc and he was perfect!!! I was so proud of him!!!!!

I am not sure what horse I will end up trimming first. I guess I will have to wait and see how each horse progresses.

Well that is all for now!

~K

Brain overload!

I have been watching the Pete Ramey DVD's and reading some of the articles on his website. Talk about brain over load!!

To tell you the truth before today I didn't think I would be able to make it! It was confusing and sounded difficult!! But this morning my mom and I sat down and started watching more of the DVD's. Things started to make sense and come together. We had to take a short break so I read another article off the website and that was really helpful.

I am started to see things in my horses feet that are interesting. I am now excited about it! I can hardly wait to learn more!! I ordered a book written by Jaime Jackson called "Horse Owners Guide to Natural Hoof Care" or something like that. Well it came in today!!!!! It looks AMAZING!! I flipped through it and am really excited about reading. Not that I need another book to read but it will be worth it.

 Anyways. That is all for now.
~K 

The picture says it all.....

          

Well the Pete Ramey "Under the Horse" DVD set has come. It arrived yesterday. I have watched the first two DVD's. It is a little bit confusing at parts but the articles on his website have been really helpful too. I am looking forward to watching more!!

Prince and Twosox have been doing really well with there feet. I have been able to pick up there feet. There is still a long way to go but they are a million times better already!!

~K

And so it begins...

Well today my dad ordered the Pete Ramey natural hoof trimming DVD's. So my journey begins. I am excited but at the same time a little scared. I just have to keep telling myself that God is in control and He will help me do a good job.

I worked on picking up Prince's feet today. His front feet are coming a long really well. He will let me hold them longer and let me pick them out, move them around etc. His back feet are worse though.We will get there. I took about 1 hour and 30 minutes today to work with them. It is a huge trust issue for Prince and I can understand that.

I am excited though. It should be fun and a new learning experience!!

~K