#8 TRIM: Medically Foundered Ex-Race Horse
Channel: CAD'ORS BAREFOOT
Date: 2020-07-06

Welcome to this video about an ex-race horse that started a medical founder 6 months prior to my 1st trim. He was under vet and farrier care for this period of time, until it got progressively worse. 
As a last chance, the owner searched solutions by herself and found out about barefoot.
Before our 1st call, she had done extensive research on the topic and knew why it would work and already had a good idea on what protocol we'd put in place.

Because they live 6 hours away from me and I only go there every 1.5 / 2 months, we agreed on a specific plan. I'd do the corrective trim every time I was in the region and another client of mine from the same area (that is trained and experienced in maintenance trims with her own horses) would come for maintenance trims in between my visits.

I was supposed to remove the reverse shoes he was in the day of the 1st trim but a week after being shod and 2 weeks before I could come, he lost a shoe, then the second shoe few days after and he could no longer stand.
The client trained in trimming helped trim the odd bits of hoove that were making it impossible to fit the boots. Which helped the horse tremendously. 

The 1st trim with me went well and the horse went off the trim happy and with lighter steps which was really nice.I recommended baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) soaks daily while the boots are cleaned and dried. Then to allow him barefoot as long as he could stand it (just a few minutes at a time at the beginning). And apply Artimud all over the underside of the feet before going back into the boots.

His owners are incredible and provided him with a track system with ad lib hay. I can't wait to see his progression!

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Ciao! I'm Jade, equine podiatrist.

Besides hoof care, I have the project & dream to have a domestic horse as fulfilled and balanced as a wild one. 
Because horse's well-being is so much more than just his feed, pasture or feet.
It a synergy of all this & us together!

Grazie !

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