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Discussion on Riders Rasp
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scooter
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Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 9:51 pm:
I ran across this when looking at hoof things. I have tried a regular rasp and don't get along with one I don't want to learn how to trim my horses, but I found this very interesting.
I researched it a little and it would seem some people love it and some hate it. It LOOKS easy and something I would use for little tweeks between farrier visits
Anyone tried one??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEYEuS0GAI&feature=related
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rtrotter
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Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 10:24 pm:
Diane,
I haven't tried it, but it looks pretty easy to use. It beats having the trimmer come out every two weeks to tweak my horses.
I wish I had one two weeks ago when my mare lost a shoe during the race, her foot came back all broken up. I had to get the paddock blacksmith to rasp off all the broken up edges and the farrier had to make an emergency trip to shoe her the next day so she could jog back on schedule.
I think one of the biggest problems that horses with bad feet have is the flare and if that can be kept down to a minimum so the foot could grown down straighter from the coronary band, I think white line stretch would be reduced and horses would have healthier feet.
Good find, I am going to get one of these and try it.
Rachelle
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scooter
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Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 7:34 am:
Rachelle, if you get one let me know how it works. Once hank is barefoot this winter it would be nice to be able to keep that flare back. Sometimes due to weather they go quite awhile between trimmings.
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sodmonst
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Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 9:01 am:
I have one of those. My HairBall is one of those natural barefoot horses, and I got one to help him between trims. I showed it to his hoof care specialist who approved, and said that with regular use, he wouldn't need to come quite as often. It takes a little practice to get used to it, and it doesn't take off much at a time, which is a good thing when you think about it. If you use if a little each day, you'll probably like ie.
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scooter
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Posted on Monday, Jun 15, 2009 - 8:00 pm:
Well I tried the Riders Rasp Hank broke off a bit of his rear hoof...because farrier always leaves a flare there
It did a very nice job with the broken jagged hoof. I rasped both rears to see if I could remove the flare and actually it worked pretty well. I didn't get it all but a couple more times it should be gone...it did round the walls nicely.
So far I like it! I will be trying the travelers rasp soon too. They both are handy little tools for those of us who are scared to go too far, and it actually give you a feel for rasping...so could lead to being able to use a "big boys rasp"
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ajudson1
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Posted on Monday, Jun 15, 2009 - 10:00 pm:
That would be "big GIRLS rasp" Diane.
So, how long did it take you? Did it seem to take much off at a time?
I am trying to touch up the mustang roll weekly, and I worry I may take off too much at one time; hoofs do seem to be growing as fast as the grass! Seems water & fertilizer speeds up hoof growth, haha!
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scooter
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009 - 5:55 am:
Angie, No it doesn't hardly take any off at all. It has what's called finishing files in them. I ran them around his hooves about 5 times....just a little flaking came off. It really smoothed his broken hoof, and I thought did a good job rounding the hoof wall. I see they have come out with medium coarse files to put in it if you want to get a little more aggressive. IF it don't rain I will see if I can get some pics. I can see me using this quite a bit when Hank is barefoot in the winter, I may finally be able to keep that flare back
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gwenyth
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009 - 3:22 pm:
After years of having my horses shod, I finally had enough "farrier problems" and took the plunge to go barefoot with my 4 horses. And I am doing them all by myself - there are plenty of great websites and books out there about trimming barefoot horses. Even if all you want to learn is how to rasp sharp edges, and leave the rest to your farrier, I recommend buying one of the books/searching the websites. It really helps to assure you that you are not "going too far". I use the "big rasp", hoof stand, and nippers! I never would have dreamed I would feel comfortable using them, but I am now pretty proficient after a year. I still make a few mistakes, but since i take off less than a farrier, it's not as big of a deal. Rasping a hoof wall doesn't take much time at all.
And yes, the flares are the major problem with feet, as Rachelle says.
Good luck with the RidersRasp!
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scooter
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009 - 6:47 pm:
Rain . I keep my other 2 barefoot and they do fine, never flare, always sound (as far as hooves are concerned)
Hank I decided is staying in shoes during the riding season, but I will be able to practice on his back hooves, they flare too.
I really don't want to get into trimming, but hopefully the Riders Rasp will help me get Hanks hooves in better order between trimmings when he goes barefoot this fall!
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leslie1
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009 - 10:25 pm:
The riders rasp seems neat. Ive been trimimmng and rasping Spongebobs feet myself. It looks like it would make it easier. I may have to get one of those
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rtrotter
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 15, 2009 - 9:07 pm:
Hi all,
I finally broke down and bought a riders rasp. I am going to try it out on both my horses tomorrow.
My trimmer pulled my race mare's shoes about two weeks ago and we did an HPT trim on her. I turned her out for 10 days, so she could get used to being barefoot and grow some foot. I would normally have the trimmer come back to do a touch up, but I am going to try and do this myself. I'd like to see her feet more beveled because I think she would break over better. We didn't try to do too much when we pulled the shoes because she did not have much growth to begin with. We just balanced her and let her be.
She trained for the first time today, barefoot and she was great. She did not have any problem gripping the track and she went both trips free-legged (no hobbles, straps on her legs). Of course my husband thinks I am nuts, but since the shoes came off her legs are back to normal and she did not come anywhere near her knees as she does when she has shoes on.
If I can maintain her feet myself over the next few weeks the Riders Rasp will have paid for itself.
Rachelle
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scooter
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 15, 2009 - 9:22 pm:
Let us know how it goes Rachelle, since Hank has that fetlock thing, I am pulling his shoes tomorrow until he is rideable again. I am anxious to see if I can keep those flares under control with it. The few times I used it on his back hooves it worked well. His front hooves are a much bigger mess then his rears tho, so they will "tell the tale"
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sodmonst
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 15, 2009 - 11:28 pm:
I still like my riders rasp, and use it frequently, HB's feet are in great shape; lot's of people comment about how good his feet look. If I had more horses, I'd go ahead and learn to trim, but with one, I'll just keep having 'ol Dave take care of him. However with the rasp, HB can go another week between trims.
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