Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Continued success

Not much time to ride, but anytime I saddle up Taffy is ready, no boots needed. I have started free jumping her- she has a great motor!

As for her hooves- routine maintenance is enough, with emphasis on lowering the lateral heel on the fores, as the collateral groove on that side remains deeper thanthe medial. Her coronet has widened, which I believe indicates a downward migration relative to P1 and P2. This is terrific- the bony column is raising up to its healthy level relative to the coronet. The hoof wall will appear shorter- more natural! There is only about half an inch of toe wall left from last May- almost a complete new hoof in less than a year woo hoo!

She does wear off the hind toes more than I like- I need to increase the breakover bevel.

Spring shedding in full swing... Barbecue grill cleaning blocks work great for shedding :)