I have several new shoeing customers this spring. The horse that belongs to this foot is a tall lanky grey that is used as a trail horse. This week is the end of three long weeks. You have to make hay while the sun shines, but I am not sure my body is up for it. I have one more long day Monday with four horses getting shoes and three trims. After that, I need to get control of my schedule and tone it down. At up to $700 a week gross, I can sleep at night. Over that and my body hurts too much to sleep. Funny how the weather affects horses. I have one stop with three horses that are fairly well mannered. We had weather moving in the other morning when I showed up. All three horses acted silly. In the first half hour, one horse broke his lead rope, one knocked over my shoeing box, the third got loose. It started raining and we decided to drop back five yards and come back another day.
One of my long time customers began riding her horse again after taking some time off to have a baby. Her horse tends to have soft spots just behind the toe. I asked my mentor, Bob, to help out. His front feet have soft spots just back from the toe. That spot was soft to the touch three weeks ago, so I thought he would need pads. Of course, by the time I met Bob at this barn we had been several days without rain, so the soft spot was not as sensitive anymore. We think he will do just fine with St. Croix Eventers. That shoe is wider in the web and has a bit of a roll to it.
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