Fellow Horse Hoof Trimmers Unite! Or shoers!

[casportpony]

This is what I used to do, lol, just some low level eventing. Have also done lots of showing on the Welsh circuit, but can't find those pictures.

RJ - 1980 13 hand pony gelding

RJ at Ram Tap, 2002

RJ at Eventful Acres, 2002

RJ at Silver Lining, 1987 - Photo by Ed Lawrence

Beaver - 1995 14 hand pony gelding

Beaver at Oakridge, 2000 - Photo by Sherri Scott

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Beaver at Eventful Acres - Photos by Mike Roper

Found a couple of Welsh show pics

 

[seminolewind]

How beautiful! I love those pictures. Even low level eventing is not easy. Finding the right horse for it is not easy either. All in all, my favorite after dressage was a hunter jump course where you had to memorize the course. Low level but very nice and fun. I will have to look hard for pictures since they are really on film, LOL

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

It depends on the feed, but I'd be a bit concerned about that much of an increase in feed that quick. Generally, I like to see change happen over a couple to a few weeks with horses. Their stomachs are just so delicate! It sounds like the horse is getting less hay and pasture though, so she may be ok. Just keep a close eye on her and look for changes. With quality pasture and hay, they shouldn't need much else. The main problem I think is that most people don't have quality pasture (Looking at myself in the mirror!) so they need to supplement with something else!

 

[casportpony]

It depends on the feed, but I'd be a bit concerned about that much of an increase in feed that quick. Generally, I like to see change happen over a couple to a few weeks with horses. Their stomachs are just so delicate! It sounds like the horse is getting less hay and pasture though, so she may be ok. Just keep a close eye on her and look for changes. With quality pasture and hay, they shouldn't need much else. The main problem I think is that most people don't have quality pasture (Looking at myself in the mirror!) so they need to supplement with something else!

Pasture? I can only dream. Those of you that can keep your horses on pasture are so lucky, it's just not an option for many of us, especially those that live in CA.

-Kathy

 

[seminolewind]

Pasture was not an option on LI NY for me either. Even at my house here, my 1/2 acre paddock is sand. But I live right out side the "green belt" that runs from Ocala to Masaryktown, or Dade city.

I think her grain was increased over a week. I think she increased this feed that's easily digestable, lower carb. I hate having to get used to someone else's routine. She's about 75 years old, (the barn owner), and runs everything, and has been involved with horses for over 50 years.

Chickerdoodle, I refuse to have my horse on a high grain diet. If this is a place that needs to feed more grain, I'll look for another place. The place I came from believed in unlimited hay, and my horse got barely half a scoop of grain. Right now, she has my horse in a diet pasture, not much grass, but she'll eventually be on a greener pasture.

This drives me nuts!

 

[bestponymilo]

Oh my gosh, I want to steal that pony--lovely!

 

[seminolewind]

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That one looks like a mini warmblood. I think of Ahlerich when I look at that beautiful Welsh. The other one has quite a color!

 

[casportpony]

She's Ceulan Lena, a 12 hand Section A Welsh Mountain Pony that was imported from Wales by the people Mike bought her from.

Yearling pictures from the UK

 

[seminolewind]

Well that lady came back from her cruise and called me to ask how her horse's feet were. I said I don't know, I moved my horse. She was pretty surprised. I told her that nobody is going to tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about. Especially when this situation was blown off by her for months.

The lady called me a few days later to rant about her horse's rash, and she told me she rode the horse for a bit!!!!!!!! Are people that stoooopid? Then she goes on for another 30 minutes about how she takes good care of her horse. I've decided that I'm not going to take her calls anymore. I'm tired of hearing about how hard she works to keep her horse healthy. It's really been all about her. I'm done. I'll be doing my first 2 weeks of farrier school next month, then hang my shingle and be a barefoot trimmer. Seems there's not a whole lot of competence in this area, LOL

 

[onehorse_2000]

Who are you taking farrier school with? I would recommend training with a barefoot trimmer (a good one) instead of a farrier school.