Hit 500 barefoot trims this month and realized I was wrong about something

I started keeping track back in March just to see how many barefoot horses I was seeing compared to shod. 500 came faster than I expected, and honestly it made me rethink my whole approach. I used to think barefoot trims were just for easy keepers, but most of these horses were working ranch animals with rough feet. The biggest surprise was how many owners stick with it even after a rough transition period. I saw 14 horses go through pretty bad sole sensitivity before things leveled out. Has anyone else hit a trim count that changed how you look at your own work?

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mark_cooper1mo ago

Nah, 500 isn't that many. Call me when you hit a thousand.

mary_patel591mo ago

Mark, I get that 500 doesn't sound huge compared to someone trimming full time for years, but the point wasn't the number itself. It was the shift in what I saw across different types of horses. Out of those 500, 387 were working ranch horses, not just easy pasture ponies. Have you tracked your own trim mix lately or just guessing at it?