Kate Rapley
"Last Autumn my mare competed in hunter trials, intro level one day events and show jumped – not bad for a 22 year old who went lame aged 18 with foot pain! I have owned her since she was 7 years old and she has...
Read More"Last Autumn my mare competed in hunter trials, intro level one day events and show jumped – not bad for a 22 year old who went lame aged 18 with foot pain! I have owned her since she was 7 years old and she has...
Read MoreTapir - 8 year old 15hh Gypsy Cob with acute, steroid-induced laminitis. When my riding and draft cob Tapir developed acute steroid-induced laminitis from a joint injection, my vet – Sarah Hayes from the George Equine Veterinary Clinic - and remedial farrier Andrew Poynton were attending...
Read MoreBECKY MOODY'S 18.lhh Furston Hit's feet weren't coping with his size, the way he was moving and the work expected of him. Conventional farriery couldn't help when his heels collapsed and his feet distorted, splitting in the outside quarter. "My vet Peter decided he could try...
Read MoreI am writing to you today, just after returning from my stables. My farrier Steve White of Callow End, nr Worcester has just fitted my horse with a pair of your Imprint shoes. I felt I must let you know how they have transformed my horses life. My horse...
Read MoreI came to collect some Imprint shoes on a mercy dash for my horse last Thursday. They were fitted on Friday and the difference has been amazing, he is walking level for the first time in six months which is a joy to see as...
Read MoreHi, just thought I would drop you a quick line to say a huge thank-you for developing these shoes. I have had a horse out of action for a year before trying these shoes on recommendation from my farrier Jonathan Nunn. They have totally given...
Read More[caption id="attachment_2180" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Spotty[/caption] I managed to get my daughters old JA spotty pony back as it was suffering from chronic laminitis. Andrew Poynton saw him when it was severe and put Imprint shoes on his front feet. I have since nursed him and regulated...
Read MoreMikey is a 9 year old thoroughbred, ex-racehorse, very typical and quite difficult thoroughbred feet, has had a history of things going wrong because of nail-on shoes either making him lame when he is first shod or falling off at inopportune moments. For example, last...
Read More"In my opinion, if you have not attended an Imprint training day, I would recommend them to anyone who has an interest in modern farriery techniques. Alternatively, if you have attended before, Andrew Poynton never fails to show us new methods and ideas he has...
Read More[caption id="attachment_2194" align="alignnone" width="400"] Jazzy off fore after trim.[/caption] I was asked to take on Jazzy a 15yr old welsh cob in August 2007, she had just been purchased and her owner was concerned her feet did not look 'normal'. Eight years previously she had suffered...
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