Time For Some Hoof Trimming

Our farrier, Rich Boyle from Simms, Montana, came out today for his regularly scheduled trip to trim the horses' hooves.  In this photo our employee Beth is holding blind Faith (we actually call this old mare 'Snitty' because of, uh, certain personality traits) while Rich trims her hooves.

Very interested in the whole operation is blind but inquisitive Nikki, leaning over from the adjoining corral.  Nikki is totally blind but she's mapped her environment so well that casual visitors can't tell she's blind.  She runs and bucks and whirls in her corral and never collides with anything; people watch her antics and can't believe this filly was born blind.  She turns two this year, and in the spring we are going to start training her for riding.

To see what Nikki looked like as a baby when she arrived at 4 months of age, click here.

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