I went out to the barn today to do Biscuit's feet. I pulled him up out of the pasture and got all of my gear. I started with my round knife (that thing is AMAZING) and worked on his frogs, cutting out little pockets of thrush. It is still there but not like before!!! I cut the little channels in the back of his hoof so that mud will not pack in his feet. I trimmed his bars. Some of them looked like they were ran out in places. I trimmed up in the corners getting rid of any flakyness. I did all four without a bit of trouble from The Biscuit. He was such a little gentleman today. He only pulled one hoof away from me and that was the last one I did! I got the cradle attachment to the hoof stand and cupped his hooves into it to start rasping from the bottom. I did like Lee-Ann P showed me (she said I wasn't being aggressive enough with it and I wasn't) and went around his feet rasping at an angle to start the Mustang Roll.
After doing all four feet I changed the cradle for the knob attachment and stretched his hooves forward to do the Mustang Roll. I rasped them from the top trying to make sure they were level and shaped correctly. Treats for The Biscuit for being such a good boy today.
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| Still fighting a crack in the back left hoof but it is getting better |
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| Still fighting the cracks, etc. in the front hooves but they are better too. Hopefully in a few trimmings this will be resolved!!! |
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After trimming Biscuit I put him in the arena and he was fine until he was jacking around the Nebi who was being groomed. I told Amanda (she is a friend of Allison's visiting from Pennsylvania) to move Nebi to the wash rack. I got out my saddle to condition it and spiff it up for the parade ride. Biscuit started galloping around the arena like he was a 2 year old!!! He was so funny!! I took this video of him galloping around
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