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So this is a genuine question! Especially in light of some saying how the HM protocol has supported their horses where a...
10/06/2026

So this is a genuine question! Especially in light of some saying how the HM protocol has supported their horses where all else has failed

The only scenario I can both understand and acknowledge (within limits) is that of a vertical or hyper positive angled pedal bone giving rise to pain within the hoof capsule and the subsequent reduction of heel height improving comfort (this could have a book written on it and I’ve no intention or interest in doing that yet)

So the question is, where the heels have been over elevated, does anyone have any pictures of horses burying their heels into a conformable surface such as pea gravel or sand while leaving the toe parallel? I can supply pictorial evidence of horses wishing to bury their toes and elevate their heels but I have never seen the reverse, but then my philosophy has never been to sustain artificial elevation beyond what the horse needs at the time and never as a matter of course without reason

09/06/2026

This I think is a great and very important video

First thing that stands out for me is how, especially in domestication here in the U.K. at least, many horses could do with more sole thickness, you can see very clearly on this section that there isn’t a great amount of material between the pedal bone and the outside world and if my dissection observations are anything to go by this is actually one of the better examples we might see

I think also it shows very well just how suspended that pedal bone is and when considering a shod option, whether composite or steel, getting proactive sole support in the form of pads and packing, or a generous bearing surface to the base of the shoes we may use becomes important, depending upon the environment the horse is living in of course

I’ve said it before and it will always haunt me, that looking back, I wish I had deployed pads and packing far more than I did when I was shoeing with open heel steel shoes, to the point that other than in winter when ground conditions deteriorated , I’d have applied them as a routine to all I shod

01/06/2026

Its been a long time sat watching developments over the pond!

As soon as EasyCare Inc. Protective Hoofwear began publisising the early stages of the Tripple D's my ears pricked up and with one particular horse in mind to trial some on

Yesterday a pair went on, superglued with the mushroom cuffs - an experience for sure and one I'm hoping will prove very successful but time will tell

This horse has a high play drive and a lot of interaction so if anyone will break this setup for me, this guy will so I have everything crossed 🤞🤞🤞

31/05/2026

Now is the moment! I have ridiculed and challenged Hoofing Marvellous and Gawesworth Track Livery at every turn, believing their methodology and doctrine to be worse than fundamentally flawed

Now, I’m prepared to unreservedly apologise and admit I’ve been wrong all along IF! They commit to the structured and peer reviewed scientific process as is now being gifted to them on a plate, assuming the conclusion finds in their favour of course

But then my opinion probably doesn’t matter anyway but nevertheless an unreserved apology is on offer if proved appropriate

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30/05/2026

I’m sure this goes on up and down the country day in day out, after all why were anti weaving bars created in the first place?

Some horses adapt to 12x12 solitary confinement but the ramifications for those who don’t can be something else

What is it like to live continuously with elevated stress? As there is both a physiological and emotional impact for the sufferer and by the time it has built into displacement behaviour it’s already an issue!

It’s such a hard call accepting and acknowledging genuine feedback from our loved animals, but everything in the video I have now removed was for human convenience and does nothing for the horses who genuinely can’t cope

30/05/2026

This!! Give them a job and they’ll be healthier physically and mentally for it 👌

No more looking for that “tiny” rider

This is an opportunity!
28/05/2026

This is an opportunity!

28/05/2026

Taking a Thursday and Friday off and working the weekends is proving a good move! 2 days of avoiding the worst traffic in central uk is a life saver

Thought of the dayI think generating sole depth mattersI think it gives options for realignment, whether that’s the hors...
26/05/2026

Thought of the day

I think generating sole depth matters

I think it gives options for realignment, whether that’s the horse doing it for itself or as one intervening on the horse’s behalf

It gives protection to the base of the pedal bone and most important of all it gives room for circulation

It allows for the option (should one wish to) to take away depth but if you haven’t got it in the first place …

And for those who say shoes can’t achieve anatomical function I disagree, although there have been a minority who I personally haven’t been able to change but that is the minority (thankfully!)

26/05/2026

If ever you’re in the uk and get the chance to do a cranial dissection with Gillian Higgins and Horses Inside Out I’m sure you’ll get to understand how catastrophic and potentially life changing an incident like this could be

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