tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post2036745265979202236..comments2023-10-24T09:42:05.608-04:00Comments on Riding Miss Daisy: Post #193Mellimaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673715214541094159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-91095706320821939242009-07-09T14:52:19.519-04:002009-07-09T14:52:19.519-04:00That's great! It's good to question things...That's great! It's good to question things, and I'm glad Daisy's hooves are OK. <br /><br />Haha, that would've been hilarious to ride through the drive through! Take pictures if you ever do! :) lolMishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481276051480116505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-63286568480067259742009-07-08T16:16:32.123-04:002009-07-08T16:16:32.123-04:00Hey!
yeah, my trimmer did a mustang roll on Daisy&...Hey!<br />yeah, my trimmer did a mustang roll on Daisy's hooves...it's all so incredible. Especially how the trim can totally help horses with thrush and lamanitis and founder that would normally have them put down! Incredible...the only thing that stinks is that people are so hesitant to try it! I'm so excited for this whole new "thing".<br /><br />My trimmer said Daisy's hooves are in awesome shape already, so he trimmed them and said that they were in optimum condition; she doesn't really have a transition period! Great for me! :D I just measured her today for Old Mac's G2's...I'm going to order them. The trimmer said it was a good idea...<br /><br />I would probably just go with no supplements at all...I will probably only give Daisy a vitamin supplement in winter, and nothing at all. The sunflower seeds have nutrients for her hooves, and the oil in the seeds will make her coat shiny anyway...<br />You give them whole sunflower seeds...you just buy the big 50 lb bags that the birds normally eat...my trimmer wasn't specific, but he said he just "gave them a handful" of seeds everyday mixed with plain rolled oats to give them some weight, and that's all...<br /><br />haha, I JUST bought another bag of sweet feed a few days before the trimmer came! :-/...I have to use it up!Mellimaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673715214541094159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-8195064023874963042009-07-08T15:47:55.016-04:002009-07-08T15:47:55.016-04:00Oh- and wow i post too much, but are the sunflower...Oh- and wow i post too much, but are the sunflower seeds crushed, whole or is it just the oil? do you know if i can add it to pellets?Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155297951342497646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-21888067669807078452009-07-08T15:45:25.922-04:002009-07-08T15:45:25.922-04:00oh, and sweet feed really is too sugary. i would h...oh, and sweet feed really is too sugary. i would have said something before if I knew you were givingit to her. When my farrier first came out, Indigo was on half sweet feed, half pellets, and she had me bring him back to just pellets. Indigo eats this:<br />http://www.academyfarm.com/pix/farm/pel12triumph.jpg<br /><br />THey changed the bag design recently, so the newer ones look different. I was thinking about buying this supplememnt:<br />http://www.smartpakequine.com/ProductClass.aspx?productClassId=115<br /><br />I'm not positive though. i'm going to ask about it.Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155297951342497646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-78175459705886433822009-07-08T15:41:13.622-04:002009-07-08T15:41:13.622-04:00I have a barefoot farrier too, and it reaally is i...I have a barefoot farrier too, and it reaally is intriguing. I am now completely AGAINST SHOES, AND HAVE PROVED TO SOME PEOPLE THAT BEING BAREFOOT DOES NOT MEAN LAMENESS! NDIGO IS STILL TRANSITIONING, AND PART OF HIS SOLE TOUCHES THE GROUND, WHICH WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITH SHOES. MY FARRIER SAIDD IT IS NORMAL AND IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I LOVE THE BAREFOOOT TRIM. aPPARANTLY, THE HEALTHIEST HOOF IS AS SMALLER, SHORTER ONE WITH A LOW HEEL AND MUSTANG ROLL. a MUSTANG ROLL IS WHEN THE EDGE OF THE HOOF IS ROUNDED INSTEAD OF POINTY OR SHARP. My FARRIER SAID THAT IF YOU TAKE A RASP, AND LIGHTLY GO OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE HOOF EVERYDAY, IT MIMICS THE WEAR THAT WOULD NATURALLY OCCUR IN THE WILD. I HAVEN'T TRIED THAT YET, BUT I'M GOING TO AS SOON AS I BUY A RASP! iNDIGO'S QUICK IS STILL TOO LONG SO IT CAN'T BE TRIMMED TO OPTIMAL LENGTH YET, BUT THE TRANSITOON PERIOD IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERY HORSE, BUT SHE'S COMING OUT LATER IN THE WEEK, AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF I LEARN ANYTHING NEW.<br /><br />OMG, whoops i just typed all of that in caps, sorry.<br /><br />I'm so glad you found a barefoot trimmer!Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155297951342497646noreply@blogger.com