Equine Podiatry Services - Teresa Wilson DEP MEPA

08/06/2026

Fly rugs/ fly masks, you don’t realise how much your horse’s health has improved till you realise all your fly sprays and fly equipment is just gathering dust hanging and stored in sheds from year to year……

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07/06/2026

Thank you to Lucy and Liz for inviting me to come and talk to owners, I will be talking about what is a healthy barefoot hoof?

June Dates ☀️
If your area isn’t included, please message me. Weekdays available - please message. I will do a Chilworth/ Gford date.

Thurs 4th - Woking/ Chobham (1 space)
Sat 6th - available
Sun 7th - Wokingham & surrounding areas could also go via Farnham
Thursday 11th - Clip Clop Club. Come and join us for a talk from Teresa Wilson Equine Podiatry Services - Teresa Wilson DEP MEPA👣 @ 6.30pm
Friday 12th - Medstead/ Alton (1 space)
Sun 14th - Bromley/ Redhill (FULL)
Thurs 18th - Loxwood Area (FULL)
Sat 20th - Chobham/ Woking/ Claygate (spaces)
Sun 21st - Churt & surrounding areas (spaces)
Sat 27th - Epsom & surrounding areas
Sun 28th - Oxted/ Redhill/ Caterham (1 space)

SUMMER CAMP:
We have one space that has become available on 17-19th July. Please message me for more info. Location: Churt with Liz Wenman (Veterinary Chiropractor) and myself.

Photo: Lovely Lizzie and Bob (who is in his 30s) standing on the mat at liberty during his first lesson! 👏 😍

30/05/2026

When it comes to minerals, more is not always better. 👀

Zinc, copper, selenium & co. do not work in isolation.
They interact with each other — which is why balance matters so much.

Too much of one mineral can affect how other nutrients are utilised. At the same time, the body depends on minerals and trace elements working together in the right proportions. 🌿

That is why choosing a mineral feed is not just about picking the one with the highest levels. It should suit your horse’s overall ration and individual needs.

Because higher amounts do not automatically mean better balance.

👉 Not sure which mineral feed could suit your horse best?

Try our mineral feed navigator here:
https://www.okapi-shop.com/mineral-finder

27/05/2026

It’s even possible to regain concavity on a shire horse with nearly a ton of weight coming down the front legs.
I’ve been trimming this shire for the last 6 months, the green arrow shows the change in dorsal wall angle. These hooves have literally ‘sucked’ back up lifting the sole off the floor and giving a nice tight white line junction.
I now have about an inch of hoof wall to grow out, then provided he is kept trimmed regularly he should have good functional hooves without the need for shoes for riding.

26/05/2026

New horse today, looking forward to seeing these hooves improve over time. There is some nice hooves hiding there.
Good species appropriate nutrition and minerals in the correct format, along with regular trim cycle and these hooves will be strong and functional. These hooves are work in progress.

22/05/2026

A fantastic CPD day learning saddle fitting with other professionals. Our speaker was phenomenal in her knowledge. A big thank you to the host and organiser.

13/05/2026

Once again some great talks presented by Dr Fritz for owners and professionals. I was able to attend the laminitis EP talk in Devon. Such a great speaker and knowledgeable person who is constantly gathering new research to help horses and owners ❤️

27/04/2026

Here is the link to all upcoming talks by Dr Fritz with booking options for anyone interested in going -

Sanoanimal Healthy Horse Feeding Tour NL / BE / UK Spring 2026 Date Location Booking Link NL 28.04. Aan de Molenberg Molenberg 1 | 5872 AJ | Broekhuizen (Netherlands – Limburg) Book here NL 29.04. Horses in Handsd Burmadeweg 12 2391 MS Hazerswoude-dorp (Netherlands) Book here BE 30.04. Hof Hansa D...

23/01/2026

Leading on from yesterdays post on concavity! This is my shire who I’ve been trimming since October. As a 3 year old and 18hh, he had incredibly flat hooves because of the amount of weight coming down those front legs - the hooves very easily go splat.
Looking at all the X-rays to coffin joint issues shire owners have kindly forwarded to me, flat hooves seem to be a common problem with shires and heavy draughts.
As you can see in the picture I have managed to start to address the concavity in these hooves and get better angles for a more functional hoof. The better angles and concavity will aid the shock absorbency in these hooves and therefore protect the coffin joint amongst other bones and soft tissues.
You will notice the bruising in the hoof which is now at the floor this will have originated 9ish months ago when that wall was being produced at the coronary corium due to the widening of the hooves.
I’m not sure I have the most desired shires hooves but we have to ask ourselves should shires hooves really be that big?

22/01/2026

A real positive today from a client who was just as pleased as I was to see that great concavity is coming back to this horses hooves, you can see the depth of concavity from the perfectly formed hoof print in the picture. This horse was previously flat footed.
I’ve trimmed this horse maybe 4-5 trims, she was lame when I started with a diagnosis of some inflammation within the hoof capsule.
After trimming and checking this horse over today we have finally decided today is the day to start getting back onboard.
These hooves have changed dramatically since I started trimming and I look forward to the picture of the client back onboard again for the first time.