Kiwi thoroughbred Shaun begins his barefoot journey

Kiwi thoroughbred Shaun is straightaway minus his shoes as well as footloose at his habitation inwards Kansas.

The North Canterbury-born racehorse, rescued from kill pens inwards Washington State cheers to the generosity of Horsetalk readers, is straightaway living at the habitation of Deb Johnson.

Johnson has been working on restoring Shaun to total health, as well as his feet accept been amidst the challenges.

His feet were inwards pathetic status when she took him inwards in conclusion year. He was tenderfooted as well as the walls were brittle as well as thin.

She has implemented a raft of measures, including exceptional shoeing as well as supplements, to restore them.

“I had an engagement amongst Terrie Yordy on Midweek to cut back Shaun as well as evaluate how best to decease on amongst his barefoot journey,” Johnson explains.

“I had originally planned on a condom shoe, casting as well as letting those smash holes grow out.

“When I got habitation from a hospital on Dominicus evening, both his front end shoes were sideways, he was limping on both fronts, as well as his feet were getting torn apart.”

Eclipse as well as Bit were heading for the dorsum of the belongings amongst Shaun when she caught him, threw on a halter as well as lead, as well as started heading downward to the smaller, contained pasture.

“He was non happy to endure leaving his mares. He called as well as called, danced, as well as finally they came running to bring together us going through the gates.”

Once contained, she ran for her nippers as well as ready close getting the shoes off.

“Shaunie is pretty practiced for the farrier, only tin endure challenging. We are working on it.

“This time, he stood similar a statue, as well as allowed me to clit my commencement shoe. I nipped the toe of his hoof earlier it could intermission off on its own, as well as thence did his other foot. He was off on his front end right, in all likelihood because of the shoes beingness bent, thence I ran down as well as grabbed my hoof boots, praying they would fit.

“Both Eclipse’s boots fit, amazing because she wears a 1.5 on 1 human foot as well as a 2.0 on the other.

“I threw to a greater extent than or less gilded bond human foot pulverization inwards to hold his feet dry out as well as my farrier came out the adjacent morn to cut back him as well as do impairment control.

“I switched to Terrie to cut back feet because she specializes inwards barefoot trims, as well as is very, real practiced at developing a balanced, bare foot.

“Terrie trimmed him up, to a greater extent than rasp than trim, as well as said he looked good.

“She said my pasture was the perfect house for him to transition, as well as told me to come across how he does. I tin role the boots if he gets ouchy, only thence far thence good!”

Johnson said the Formula iv Feet hoof supplement that Shaun has been taking has built a corporation as well as practiced sized hoof wall, as well as his frog as well as sole seem to endure overnice as well as thick.

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