| I am a Farrier, horseshoer and have handled | | | | message is to help prevent you or your horse |
| many horses and find horses to be one of the | | | | suffering needlessly. |
| most mysterious of animals. With my experience | | | | What do you do about prevention? Very simply |
| of over 16 years come some wisdom in the | | | | you need to get the very best education and |
| form of what's really necessary when it comes | | | | information possible. Unfortunately, for the most |
| to horses feet and prevention of lameness. | | | | part getting the information and education is not a |
| Proper horseshoeing is in my opinion not to be | | | | simple task. I have to point out there is a reason |
| overlooked the slightest. The truth is very small | | | | so many horses are lame in the first place, |
| deviations in what is "Correct" shoeing can and will | | | | basically it's incorrect shoeing practices promoted |
| lead to lameness and too many times it's a | | | | by leaders in the industry - the schools and |
| permanent lameness. When horse owners | | | | textbooks. To cut right to the chase there is a |
| become lulled into a false sense of security feeling | | | | long list of necessary procedures needed to |
| or thinking "well my horse has been fine all these | | | | prevent lameness and the risk of lameness and |
| years" it can often times be the recipe for | | | | very few places to really get the truth to |
| disaster. The repetitive motion and the amount of | | | | empower you to protect yourself. And that is |
| use can build up to a lameness at "any" time. All | | | | what this article is about. A resource for you is |
| horses are different and all have different levels | | | | available, Not just any resource but "The |
| of being prone to lameness issues or not. A small | | | | Resource" proven by a 16 year 100 % track |
| deviation in what should be done to a horses foot | | | | record - NOT ONE SINGLE LAME HORSE due to |
| over the years can add up to wear and tear on | | | | the practices. |
| joints and ligaments and seemingly overnight a | | | | This is made available by simply going to the |
| horse can come up permanently lame. | | | | website listed below in the author bio and leaving |
| If this all sounds like an alarming message, well, it | | | | contact information for yourself. |
| is. Horses everywhere come up lame at the least | | | | Thank you so much, for the prevention of |
| expecting moment and the object of this | | | | lameness i salute you. |