The Laminitic Pony

"My daughters pony has suffered from laminitis and is now well on the road to recovery but everytime the pony is trimmed by the blacksmith he takes so much off her feet she is practically walking on her soles…..  so I bought some Easyboot Epics to make her more comfortable and it did seem to make a difference…. Did ask the blacksmith to leave a little more wall on the hoof so that she is not so foot sore…. The blacksmith did not see the need for shoes as not enough work done and I didn’t really like the idea of her having nails driven into her hooves as well as the laminitus, she generally has a very good quality horn…."
Thank you to Izzy for this great story- it sounds like your farrier is pasture trimming as opposed to barefoot trimming from what you describe. The golden rule is a horse should always walk away from a trim (at least) as sound as he walks into it! I would ask him to have a look at www.barefoothorse.com, an excellent website dedicated to the art of barefoot trimming of all schools, he should have your pony walking away without soreness in no time!