http://forum.horse.com/(c) Horse.com Forum30Oooooohhh, Thank You sooo much for the tip with the easycare site I just looked and that sounds like a great deal I asked a friend who has used easyboots some time ago for the transfer phase, she said I can borrow hers, if they fit, so I won't (hopefhttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=12510Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:38 GMTHi, Yeah, '4 point' came to mind with RR. While I can understand & appreciate the principles behind the '4 point' model, I think it's extremely subjective & I don't personally believe it's a good general 'rule' to trim to. This is just my vehttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=12487Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:31:19 GMTHi, thanks for the reply. I went to the site last night and read and read and read........and forgot all about replying Very interesting, to say the least, and very much the way I think. I've been more and more convinced now that a barehttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=12462Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:47:59 GMTHi, I'm not that familiar with Ric Redden's work - have read but can't remember what his particular 'style' or arguments are. I also have only skimmed the replies, so sorry if I repeat, state the obvious, whatever.... I'm a hcp who specialiseshttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=12432Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:15:36 GMTYes! Danica has stepped up to the plate! After the other two geldings ran him through the fence a few times I decided to sacrifice my yard until I get a smaller area enclosed for him. He is MUCH happier with her in there. http://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=12001Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:34:33 GMT Okay. I'm not sure if I knew about that but I do remember your interest in EPM and neurological stuff. If I can hijack for just a moment I'll tell you my old Bullwinkle went blind - you might have known that. UVehttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11993Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:58:00 GMTOkay. I'm not sure if I knew about that but I do remember your interest in EPM and neurological stuff. If I can hijack for just a moment I'll tell you my old Bullwinkle went blind - you might have known that. UVeitis. NOW I'm wondhttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11983Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:18:26 GMTI talk low NSCs from attending lectures on Insulin Resistance at the AAEP symposium several years ago. http://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11960Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:48:00 GMTRyle, have you always talked low NSC's or did Peggy Sue have any influence on you? She certainly influenced me, as abrasive as she can be. I really like what this SeniorGlo has done for my horses. They all eat it. Soaked, though, chttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11900Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:49:49 GMT Okay. As for diet, she eats hay, soaked for an hour ( to get rid of eventually present fructanes), 300 grams of straight rolled oats, divided into 3 meals, and in the evening, to make it a bit more, about 200 grams dry wehttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11897Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:42:21 GMThttp://www.aanhcp.net/ This link was on Steve's site - the link I posted above. On the "find a practitioner - International" on the left side of the home page. They're both field clinicians so they are cleared to teach the trim. Ahttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11868Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:59:41 GMTWow, Thanks, Hunter.. Gandini rings a bell, I think he's the one who made the Strasser/Jackson method known, infact, the guy who did the Haflinger and the pony, learned at one of his clinics. This guy would be right at the place where my horhttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11862Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:19:33 GMTAre these anywhere close? Dr. Gianluca (Luca) Gandini, CP, Field Instructor, NTW Clinician Roma lgandini@fastwebnet.itThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enablhttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11850Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:48:15 GMTUlrike, I totally forgot you're in Italy. You were on the Arabian thread and told us that. And is JimmyHaflinger anywhere near you? He's over there somewhere. My trimmer comes tomorrow. He's the dragonfly farm link I postehttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11849Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:46:41 GMTThe link: www.naturalhorsetrim.com scroll down to Section 4. It's the Strasser method . I remember Dr. Strasser from Germany, she was in big trouble a couple of times with the Humane Society. Apparentlyhttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11837Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:28:30 GMT I've been reading even more about the barefoot trim, but it won't be possible, not for now, anyway, since it's required to have the horse out 24/7 in a herd. Do you have a link to the articlehttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11822Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:13:55 GMT I've been reading even more about the barefoot trim, but it won't be possible, not for now, anyway, since it's required to have the horse out 24/7 in a herd. Do you have a link to the article that says that?!?!?http://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11819Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:24:23 GMTWow, Thank You all!!! I had already given up hope... Okay. As for diet, she eats hay, soaked for an hour ( to get rid of eventually present fructanes), 300 grams of straight rolled oats, divided into 3 meals, and in the evening, to make it a bithttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11818Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:04:44 GMTWalkinthewalk is right that you need to consider that there is a metabolic issue such as insulin resistance behind the chronic laminitis. Even without testing, it would be a good idea to go ahead and change her diet to minimize her intake of non-sthttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11817Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:00:24 GMTAlong with the great advice already given, diet is also crucial to helping the laminitic hoof. You didn't say if this horse has metabolic issues, but I would treat her that way. Without question, I would get her off anything saturathttp://forum.horse.com/fb.ashx?m=11815Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:59:20 GMT