Go Cowgirl RN Blog

It is so gratifying when the best laid plans really work.

The farrier was out today, and Dice’s feet are doing great.  He has a few spots where the lamina and the hoof wall are still separated, but the stretching is gone.  The farrier was able to do a full barefoot trim on him today.  She had only been able to do a modified trim before this, as his hoof wall was too crumbly to accommodate a full trim.  His hoof wall has grown out and the top wall flakiness is almost gone.

I have to give all the credit to good nutrition and good trimming.  This is only the 3rd trimming since January, and the difference in his feet is amazing.  He is supplemented with Simplexity Essentials and Xango’s Eleviv , along with 2 tsp. of Magnesium every day.  I really feel the Eleviv has made the difference.  It reverses the stressors that the mesquite beans put on his system.   The grass is really greening up right now, and it’s still very wet here in south central Texas, but his feet are continuing to show improvement.

What really surprised me today was how the other horses feet looked compared to Dice’s.  My main barrel horse showed the worst progress of all today, which didn’t make me too happy.  As I said in an earlier blog, I had been trimming their feet for a couple of months prior to January.   Suffice to say I didn’t do real well at this!  I had the angles off and the feet cut way too short.   Lisa stepped in and has gotten them in much better shape.

All the horses are on the Essentials, but they will put on the Eleviv tomorrow morning.  With the new growth of grasses and weeds, plus the stress of the cold and wet weather, I want their feet in better shape also.  I will wait on the magnesium until next month, and if the feet aren’t improving like I want they’ll be started on the magnesium too.

I would love your comments and questions.  For more info on the supplements please contact me.  For more info on Cushings disease and Laminitis please go to www.holistichorsekeeping.com.