Best Practice in Equine Foot Care

Equine well being

Quite simply, the well being of the horse and the benefits of correct shoeing, trimming and foot preparation affects the whole horse. A farriers' job is to maintain or restore skeletal alignment, which in turn allows the soft connective tissue such a muscles, tendons and ligaments to work to their optimum performance without causing undue stress.

Corrective and Curative effects of good Farriery

Conditions that Natural Balance, remedial farriery can positively affect include, but are not limited to:

• high head carriage
• back pain
• forging
• brushing
• tripping
• stumbling
• swollen legs
• difficult temperaments
• circulation and schooling issues
• being on the forehand
• resistance
• laziness
• reluctance to work
• being unsound
• being 'not quite right'
• damaged suspensory ligaments
• strained tendons
• undiagnosed lameness
• intermittent lameness
• navicular syndrome
• collapsed heels
• loss of performance
• unwillingness to jump
• damaged suspensory ligaments

How we can help you

We will show you how a balanced foot should look and how to map your horses feet to assess distortions which affect your horses soundness, way of going and ability to absorb concussion. Through us you can find the latest research and diagnostic developments and also good, sound knowledge from the past.