My puzzle a little is why the owner of the yard hasn't noticed this?
Shame but I would be walking away- at the moment.
It's one of those catch 22 though. A fat pony turned away will have soft hooves that might not cope with unlevel ground, but fit and in work might.
Mites can cause a pony to be unsound. Clear that up and you might actually find they are ok. They cannot be seen by the naked eye, you need to do a skin scraping, so what was the vet looking at? This could be sweetitch.
Shame but I would be walking away- at the moment.
It's one of those catch 22 though. A fat pony turned away will have soft hooves that might not cope with unlevel ground, but fit and in work might.
Mites can cause a pony to be unsound. Clear that up and you might actually find they are ok. They cannot be seen by the naked eye, you need to do a skin scraping, so what was the vet looking at? This could be sweetitch.