[Hevxxx99]

Absolutely agree! I was gobsmacked when he told me.  The guy in question is a very well respected farrier in these parts as well. 

I'm glad to say, he isn't mine!

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Any farrier who doesn't make an owner aware of issues is not worth having back!  Would you rather know you have an issue and get the animal the corrective treatment and prepare yourself for the future?  Or would you rather suddenly land with a problem that came out of nowhere and can't be corrected as you're too late! 

I think it's appalling that trainees are being given such poor advice.

I'm speaking as someone who has done my own farriery for the past quarter century having failed to find a decent farrier in my area who was willing to do barefoot work at the time.  My nags' feet aren't perfect, but they're a lot better since I started doing them, and with the exception of one that was permanently lamed by a bad farrier as a youngster before I acquired it, I've had only one instance of a gravel in all those years.

Trimming feet is not an act of farriery.  What happened to the foot that was permanently lame by the farrier? 

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Trimming feet is not an act of farriery...

Fortunately, as it would be illegal to underatke farriery without the appropriate training and qualifications.

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After daily cleaning and dressing with zinc sulphate, her feet are now dry and she is sound. My farrier was out a few days ago and commented that what I was doing had worked well and he pared back her sole to give better access.

I'll continue treating to keep on top of it until the seperation has grown out.  I don't think it helped that her hoof walls had been trimmed so short she was mostly walking on her soles.  As they've grown out far more now, I'm not sure if it's my treatment or the growth that has helped most, but at least the seperation is clean and dry now, with no sign of infection.

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Any chance of a photo? 

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This is a "before" photo.

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Who trimmed the foot? 

[Hevxxx99]

In this photo? The loan home's farrier. He is apparently well thought of in her area.

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It's neither balanced or level.

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I'm no expert, but I wasn't very impressed either.  I'll try to remember to take an "after" photo when I go up. Or rather, "during" as the damage is still growing out.