Jacks Ponderables

Jacks Ponderables

 

 

  • Develop a horse owner advocacy plan.

You are your horse’s primary advocate.

 

 

  • Get educated. You must take responsibility for your horses hoof health.

 

 

  • Recognize your horse’s uniqueness.

 

 

  • Address the cause not the symptoms. Utilize S.O.U.N.D.

 

 

  • Good care requires a circle of caregivers.

 

 

  • Balance is a harmony of parts.

 

 

  • If your horse’s hooves don’t look right they probably aren’t.

 

  • Your Farrier should be actively involved in continuing education.

 

  • Your farrier should be a member of and certified by The American Farriers Association

 

  • A few assumptions…

 

Your horse is reasonably healthy for it’s age.

 

Your horse is neither obese nor malnourished.

 

Your horse is serviceably sound for its intended use.