Neglected Pony's Hooves Grew Into Long Spirals

The Dodo

When she realizes her hooves are finally trimmed and she doesn't have to lift her feet so high anymore ❤️ We spoke to Julia, who told us how she felt when she saw Stella run free.

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00:00I've never in my life seen hooves that bad.

00:03Angry girl.

00:04Stella was completely overgrown with her feet.

00:07We're gonna get you fixed up, sweetie.

00:10She was living in a paddock that was all mud with other two horses.

00:16You could tell that she hadn't been brushed.

00:19She couldn't even walk properly because the hooves would bang into themselves and bang into her legs.

00:25It broke my heart completely.

00:33She was very, very spicy.

00:36I knew that farrier work for Stella was going to be very traumatic.

00:40So we did everything very carefully to make sure we weren't going to go where she would be really uncomfortable.

00:45That first session took two hours.

00:56We were very fortunate that while they were very, very long and curled, there was not very much deformation.

01:05Oh, you don't have to lift your feet so high anymore.

01:16After a few steps, she starts to lower her feet and walk more normally.

01:20It was really incredible. We all started crying.

01:24Isn't that better, Stella?

01:30She realized, oh, all that weight is gone off of my legs.

01:35You can go so much faster.

01:37She was a totally new horse.

01:41She is so trusting now.

01:43It's okay, I know. You're going to be happy.

01:47I'm just happy that Stella has a happy home and I hope that I can be her home for the rest of her life.

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