Farriery Advice

FARRIERY ADVICE

Please note that unless I have examined a horse or pony personally I am unable to prescribe medication or treatment. I can only offer advice.

If you would like advice by e-mail or by post you need to fill in the form below and post or e-mail to me with your photos.

Owner details

Date:
Title: Mr Mrs Miss Dr
First Name:
Family Name:
Mailing Address:
State:		post code:
Phone:		Mobile:
Email address:

Horse Details:

Name:		Housed:
Age:		Current use:
Breed:		Past use:

History

Current status e.g., sound, unsound, acutely lame. Please describe.

Previous farriery & medical; include shoe type and size, farriery interval, all drugs, dose rates and other treatments.

Current farriery & medical; include shoe type and size, farriery interval, all drugs, dose rates and other treatments.

Current management e.g., paddock, stable or yard, feeding and exercise.

Questions

Please outline any questions you have below.

The more information you can give the better the answers I will provide.
Include the detail of farriery care, shoe size etc. you can include foot measurements and angles if necessary.
A history in dated order of events.
Photographs of the horse from the front, rear and side if possible à refer to example.

A side view in bright sunlight, with all 4 legs visible and the horse standing naturally. This view gives information on the horse's posture and conformation.

Two views of the weight bearing feet, (fronts and hinds) from the front and side à refer to examples.

You must get down low (ground level) and line the feet up squarely to the camera. Including up to the carpal joints (knees) may give additional information on conformation.

Two views of the non weight bearing feet showing the sole view and the heel view à refer to examples.


Have the horses head in line with its body and not bent around as this makes the heels look uneven. Hold the foot from the fetlock joint (not like in the photo) and make sure you are aiming directly over the heels. Line the camera up level so that I can see if the heels are unlevel. Use bright sun or flash for this shot.		Have someone else hold the foot. Full sun or use a flash and make sure you aim for the centre of the foot with the camera facing squarely onto the foot.

What to expect as a reply

E-mail reply within 2 weeks of receiving your question and payment.
A hard copy of your report delivered by post to follow the e-mail copy.
Answers to your questions.
Advice in point form on what steps to take if indicated.
If necessary diagrams and/or photographs to demonstrate certain farriery points relevant to that advice.

The quality of the photos and accuracy of the history you provide will greatly assist me in being able to offer you and your farrier or vet useful advice.

It will take up to 2 weeks for me to reply depending upon how busy I am and you must allow postal delivery time on top of that.

If your case is urgent please state this in the section of the submission for titled current status.

Please note that unless I have examined a horse or pony personally I am unable to prescribe medication or treatment. I can only offer advice.