Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2007 13:54:50 GMT -5
I did it again. This time it was a very foundered black miniature stallion.....he stand about 26 inches tall. The former owners did not want to pay 'all of that money' for hay as they thought he woudl die during the winter! (Of course a horse his size would eat SO MUCH HAY and feed that I am wondering if I can afford it... 
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He is registered and I did get the papers with him... ;D
His bloodlines are very good. ;D But he has a long way to go before anything like that occurs....his hooves have NEVER been trimmed since they had him! One front foof is so deformed that it might never get anywhere near normal again. I have the other three cut back where he can actually walk on the 'bottoms of the hoof', as he had been walking on the backs of the hooves.
They were so badly twisted and hard that I had to use a 'meat saw' to get the job done. The last one is the worst one and I am still trying to figure out which way I want to go to trim and rework the hoof.
They never had anything like this in farrier school when I attended around 30 years ago. The fact that he is a mini makes the job even harder to do...minis have more problems associated with abnormal hoof growth.
The poor fellow thought that we were going to kill him when he tried to work on those bad hooves. He fought with all of his might, so I carefully laid him on his side where he soon calmed down while enjoying the relief from the pressure on those hooves. He had a nice bed to lay down on while the cutting started. Soon, both back hooves were 'normal looking' again...they will still need some work to get where they need to be. The 'best front' hoof was next and he calmy laid there while the meat saw went through the OVER a foot long, rock hard hoof. He can now walk on that hoof like a horse should.
I decided to let him get used to things more before I attempt to cut the twisted hoof....it is going to take a lot of time and devotion to get this boy's hooves sound....I seriously doubt that his front hoof will ever be sound. I am trying to figure out how to make a 'shoe' I can glue on to get him a solid foundation to walk on while it is being repaired.
This little fellow used to be a show horse. A winning show horse. He was offered for sale to some 'hobby breeders' who thought that the minis were a 'get rich quick' method of farming that 'did not take much work'! He and the other minis did not get any hoof care, wormings, or vaccinations while they were with these owners....as they 'could not afford all of that!' The scenerio gets even more sad... They had children in 4-H and 'traded horses as needed' to get showable animals for them. In time, they too were added to the breeding program. Not one thought was given the health or well being of the minis they bought; they were all intended for one purpose...to breed more TINY and COLORFUL minis to SELL!!!
They sold lots of minis and they still have a sizable herd of them....mostly mares showing signs of dwarfism and a big headed pinto stallion to put some color into the foals. They were all bargain guys from auctions...pet quality being used for brood mares; severe over bites, dwarfism, etc. Lots of the foals are small, with signs of dwarfism....they are selling them to people for 'house pets'.
I got this fellow, as they could not get a bid on him at auction....actually, the auction company REFUSED to let him off of the trailer! He was that bad! I got him for a 'few dollars'...as they thought he would die during the winter and did not want to feed him any more. That is okay, the old feller needs love and attention...he can get all of that he wants here. He is 14 years old and I hope that his retirement years are going to be his best.
) He is registered and I did get the papers with him... ;D
His bloodlines are very good. ;D But he has a long way to go before anything like that occurs....his hooves have NEVER been trimmed since they had him! One front foof is so deformed that it might never get anywhere near normal again. I have the other three cut back where he can actually walk on the 'bottoms of the hoof', as he had been walking on the backs of the hooves.
They were so badly twisted and hard that I had to use a 'meat saw' to get the job done. The last one is the worst one and I am still trying to figure out which way I want to go to trim and rework the hoof.
They never had anything like this in farrier school when I attended around 30 years ago. The fact that he is a mini makes the job even harder to do...minis have more problems associated with abnormal hoof growth.
The poor fellow thought that we were going to kill him when he tried to work on those bad hooves. He fought with all of his might, so I carefully laid him on his side where he soon calmed down while enjoying the relief from the pressure on those hooves. He had a nice bed to lay down on while the cutting started. Soon, both back hooves were 'normal looking' again...they will still need some work to get where they need to be. The 'best front' hoof was next and he calmy laid there while the meat saw went through the OVER a foot long, rock hard hoof. He can now walk on that hoof like a horse should.
I decided to let him get used to things more before I attempt to cut the twisted hoof....it is going to take a lot of time and devotion to get this boy's hooves sound....I seriously doubt that his front hoof will ever be sound. I am trying to figure out how to make a 'shoe' I can glue on to get him a solid foundation to walk on while it is being repaired.
This little fellow used to be a show horse. A winning show horse. He was offered for sale to some 'hobby breeders' who thought that the minis were a 'get rich quick' method of farming that 'did not take much work'! He and the other minis did not get any hoof care, wormings, or vaccinations while they were with these owners....as they 'could not afford all of that!' The scenerio gets even more sad... They had children in 4-H and 'traded horses as needed' to get showable animals for them. In time, they too were added to the breeding program. Not one thought was given the health or well being of the minis they bought; they were all intended for one purpose...to breed more TINY and COLORFUL minis to SELL!!!
They sold lots of minis and they still have a sizable herd of them....mostly mares showing signs of dwarfism and a big headed pinto stallion to put some color into the foals. They were all bargain guys from auctions...pet quality being used for brood mares; severe over bites, dwarfism, etc. Lots of the foals are small, with signs of dwarfism....they are selling them to people for 'house pets'.
I got this fellow, as they could not get a bid on him at auction....actually, the auction company REFUSED to let him off of the trailer! He was that bad! I got him for a 'few dollars'...as they thought he would die during the winter and did not want to feed him any more. That is okay, the old feller needs love and attention...he can get all of that he wants here. He is 14 years old and I hope that his retirement years are going to be his best.
