ALL ABOUT ME

In one of my teaching classes we have been working on a "Whats your story" assignment. My whats your story included many things about me: my adoption, my struggles in school with various learning disabilities and over medication, significant injures that I have obtained through my life, my "revelation moment," all my grand goals for the future. When distilling this into an image or poster to represent my whole story I found focusing on all of these things chaotic. The real truth of who I am and why I teach would take days and weeks to understand because I don't completely understand it. Instead here is a poster that tells you enough about me to grow on. There rest is transient, always changing. These are stable beliefs or moments that I think tell you important things about who I am.

Since I couldn't add music to my poster I am going to included one of my favorite songs. Its a little older... and VERY funky... so if you choose... enjoy.

Feet Feet Feet Feet

SO here are before and after pics of Dutch's feet when the farrier came out today. I see a lot of the same issues ie. flaring, and long toe in both. Do I try and force him to do a more aggressive trim, or do I trust that he knows what he is doing? This is the best Dutch's feet have looked since I have had him.... This is just going to be about his front feet as his backs have always been pretty good.

I am also Struggling with the decision of taking him barefoot. In my heart I know that this is what I want for my horse, but EVERYONE who has had their hands on him says I am crazy.

The Pictures:

Right Front from after trim and new shoes

Left Front from after trim and new shoes

Right front- new shoes

Right front -New shoes

Left front - new shoes

Left front - new shoes

The next few pictures are from before he was re-shod and he had leather pads on his front feet.

Left

Left

Right

Right

I think that he could have been much more aggressive but was trying to do as little change as possible in light of removing the pads.