Thanks for the links - will definately have a read. My farrier will be trimming him, he does a good job (I know that looking at those pictures that is probably hard to believe, but my other two horses [shod in front] and barefoot pony are all spot on), and as far as I'm aware there are no proper trimmers in our area (lots of cowboys). My farrier knows his history and knows his feet, so for know I will stay with him.
EnduranceAli - he's never had lami, but the rings/distortions come from the trauma suffered in the past. The left one is worse than the right too, always has been as this one suffered the worst originally. He is currently fed Formula4Feet and has a couple of different topical lotions and potions but as mentioned I am going to change this and try and see where we go from there. I will look for that book on amazon
He isn't in work due to an injury and arthritis, he is retired LOU. I was hoping actually these last few weeks to try him back in regular light work, but this has put end to that, for the coming months at least.
As for diet/regime, he is currently out through the day on decent grass (from about 8.30am until 6pm) and stabled overnight on a straw bed and (when I get them relaid
) rubber matting. This will be his winter routine though obviously the turnout hours will become shorter and the daylight disappears. Our ground drains well so has been like tarmac all summer, which hasn't helped. Once his new supplement arrives his diet will be:
Breakfast:
1/3 scoop Alfa-A Lite
1/3 scoop Speedi-Beet
Small handful of Veteran mix (simply because he likes something to crunch!)
Dinner:
As for breakfast plus
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Plus carrots
I have just ordered a bottle of EQyss MegaTek Rebuilder, recommended by a friend. So going to be applying that too.