[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

LOL...I’m not changing anything at all for the present...I’m looking at the future.

I’m watching closely for flare in the hoof wall...if I start to see that, then I’d probably talk to the farrier about that. The whole theory that NB has on that issue just makes so much sense to me.

But as you say, he’s not showing any of that now, so I’m leaving well enough alone. I just like to know everything I can about my options.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

Good morning everyone :~)

I’ll report back, probably with pictures, in a few hours :~)

[FrogInABlender]

Well, like you said earlier, your new farrier knows the NB protocols, so even though he may not be using TheShoes, he’s probably trimming him that way, which is a lot better than the other guy you were using.

[HairOfTheDog]

New farrier has been and gone :~)

Here's Bay's right front:

Rest of the pictures of his other feet HERE at photobucket

If you want to compare to the last shoe job... the old pictures are about half-way down on this thread: Horse.com forum... A look at Bay's foot

His right hind is bandaged because we had a bit of a mishap. The shoer was on one side, working on the back, and he thought (or had a moment of not thinking) that he could just give his cart a push and roll it under Bay to the other side. Bay freaked out and left the ground, came down on the cart, dumping the contents and cutting his leg on it. Not bad, we just cleaned it up and wrapped it to stop the bleeding and keep it clean. Bay was a little tense and difficult for the rest of the job... He won't soon forget the new shoer's scary cart. New shoer learned something about A-rab horses too, I think ;~)