I come from the world of dance and I am sure many of you took ballet or modern when you were little. Have you noticed how like good placment in a dancer is to prevent injuries is what Ada Gates says in the first video about a horse´s standing and division of weight and how the knee must be over the center of the hoof? I was amazed....it was like listening to my teachers talk about our feet and how to take good care of them in order to prevent serious trouble later on.
Thankyou Ada gates! and Monty!
Christy
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Ada Gates has two grate articles that I found that goes along with the four online lessons given in the Online University. I am reading what she has written and then reviewing the online lessons for joining up with the farrier. They are as follows: http://www.harrypatton.com/images/JoinUp2007_4_p2.pdf
http://www.harrypatton.com/images/JoinUp2007_4_p2.pdf
If she has written a book then I am interested in getting it.
Russell Gavel
I lam a dancer as well! I find the concepts to relate very well in many ways!
Watching the videos with Ada has set me on the right direction with my 2 horses. My most recent farrier visit I found a practitioner of natural hoof care and we spent 4 hours together on her first visit analyzing, measuring and her getting to know my horses. Very positive and follows in how I want to care for my horses.
Thank you Ada and Monty!
Join up with the farrier was excellent. My farrier has been teaching me to trim my horses. (The horses run barefoot because we have no rocks here and don't spend time on paved roads.) The University lesson was very helpful.
hi I bought a map of the hoof, I have one doubt what extent have to take based is the tweezers or is his heels, would like to know the extent of the device that Ada Gates uses to measure who is with two points, thanks , excuse my English is by translator.
Hi lesnik,
Where are you from, what other languages do you speak or write?
Translator or not, you have a question!
Ada starts finding the tip of the frog and then moves 3/4 of an inch up to find the centre of the hoof. Please read the "extended notes" that come with lesson 2, here Ada gives you all exact measure points.
Please let us know if this answers your question!
Miriam
Hi Lesnik, what is your main language? I use translate.google.com if that would be of value to you too?
I love to hear that there are others out there that do natural hoof care. Even if you live in cities were roads are paved and rocky areas if you practice natural hoof care you can avoid using shoes. Luckily i live in the mountain deserts and when they are out grazing around the sagebrush and pines it natural keeps their hooves in great shape. For natural hoof care you should have their hooves done every 6 to 8 weeks. I do it every 3 to 4 months (but i live in a place where nature helps me out). Also i came across some kind of rubber slipper. Im not so sure about it but check it out. Also hemp seeds in their diet can improve hoof strength. My friends horse was shoed most of her lifenow she is in her late 20's and needs to have her feet dipped every so often because her hooves are so week.
horses4horses4horses, what's your name or would you like us to call you horses4horses4horses ;)
We're completely barefoot and I encourage horse owners that I work with their horses to consider barefoot.
I also trim and rasp our horses feet based on the training Ada Gates gives in Monty's videos. What I've found though is to rasp their feet every couple of weeks so it keeps it as short at it would do naturally if they had the right terrain to move about on. Sadly we're just grass. With rasping their feet every couple of weeks, we don't get flares and their hooves are nice and thick and feet balanced. What used to be a fight with the farrier is no longer an issue with doing it myself :D
Anyone else tried doing their horses feet too?
Mel
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ooh I have yet to watch these lessons! got two weeks off soon so get to crack on here at the uni! I've never thought of doing woody's feet myself as the farrier I had was great but since moving I haven't been impressed with others. Obviously I need to watch the lessons but how do you guys find doing it yourself? and where do you get the kit from?
Jess
Hi Jess
We used so many farriers and it always ended up as a fight especially for the rescues. When one farrier made our Shetland lame on all 4 feet it was time to learn.
UK law is that as long as you have learnt and only work on your own horses you do not need a licence to trim your horses feet. Only if shoes are going to be used either traditional or boots does a farrier have to be involved.
Rasps and trimmers can be purchased on eBay, but I found a good wood rasp from the DIY store works really well. Keeping them rasped every couple of weeks I don't need to trim and their feet look like they would if they'd been running wild, well worn, strong and natural shape.
A good foot knowledge on YouTube for learning about the hoof, search the happy hoof. Then learn the series in the uni and that's give you the knowledge to get you started.
Money wise now I save over £1000 a year seeing to our 6 horses feet and not one case of lameness in 2 years ;)
Mel x