Testimonials from horse owners

and my vet suggested that he be fitted with front shoes to try and make him more comfortable. Luckily for me my farrier, Simon Watkins, has been on your course and suggested trying the Imprint shoes. What a difference! Immediately, Gentry was more comfortable and he got through the after effects of the pedal bone infection. After a couple of shoeings with the Imprint shoes he then went back to being barefoot although I noticed that he was not as comfortable barefoot.
No-one has told Gentry that he should really take life easy so he still occasionally has a mad ten minutes in the field. Unfortunately this resulted in him tweaking both his suspensory and check ligaments in the same leg that had had the bone infection 6 months previously.
Again my vet thought that shoes would help support his lower leg while the ligaments healed so we went back to the Imprint shoes. They definitely helped once again and whilst he was still unsound on that leg he was much better with the shoes.
So, I have kept him on Imprint shoes ever since! He's switched to the Imprint Plus for the grip and I am very fortunate in that he seems to keep these shoes on fairly easily, we sometimes get 8 weeks out of them! My farrier Simon is just fantastic, he sits on the
floor and applies the shoes with Gentry's toe half an inch off the floor to accommodate his not-very-bendy knees.
Overall I have come to the conclusion that without Imprint shoes I wouldn't still have my beloved old boy so I'd like to say a heartfelt thank you from both of us.

Elena Blanco

My Icelandic was diagnosed with Cushings disease 2 years ago after an acute attack of laminitis. He was on box rest for 10 weeks and at one time was lying down most of the time and found it difficult to even walk across his stable to get to his water bucket. He was on rubber matting, a deep bed and had bute and ACP as recommended by my vet. The vet also fitted frog supports which didn't help very much. My farrier, Jonathon Cane, fitted Imprint shoes as a last resort and this was the turning point in my pony's recovery. His Cushings is controlled by medication and management, but it is the shoes that have enabled him to have a good quality of life.
I recently bought a shetland pony. It soon became apparent that he is a chronic laminitic and after box rest and veterinary care he was still not particularly comfortable. My farrier fitted Imprint shoes and the pony is looking comfortable for the first time in months.
Without my brilliant farrier and your shoes, I think the future for both these ponies would have been very bleak.

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Just to update you - my vet came today for a follow up visit on my shetland pony and she was very, very impressed with the difference the shoes have made to him.

So a heartfelt thank you.

Julie Lennox
East Anglia

Thanks (that doesn't feel like a big enough word) to Imprint our 26 year old Shetland has been given not just one new lease of life but two, this is the second course of shoes we are using and from being unable to put one foot in front of another Ben walked out of his stable in just over 12 hrs, albeit very gently, but it was great to see. The shoes were fitted by farrier John Morgan from Soham, who has looked after my horses/ponies feet for about 15 years.

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out in the field again with his mates, both he and his Shetland friend, Pickle, both wear grazing muzzles and are only out for short periods.

Jenny & Tony Wheaton

You very kindly offered to follow Simon home after the training day, to look at the pony. Simon took your advice and immediately fitted the pony with Imprint shoes, we also followed a strict management regime. By May, Dream was off of all pain killers (Danilon) and was covering several mares. In August I did a dressage demonstration on him. This was the first time the pony had been ridden in over two years, as you can see by the picture, medium trot was no problem for him. When you saw him in Feb 06 I had more or less decided to have him put down as I had a very depressed pony, obviously in great pain, he is now a very happy chap.

Simon has since used Imprint shoes on quite a few ponies & horses with success.
We would like to thank you for your kindness, help and invaluable advice.

Regards Shirley & Simon Young
Farriers Stud - Salisbury

"Olympia" had Imprint shoes fitted a few weeks ago and she is walking fantastically - a truly different pony - she walks forward with confidence and no pain - the change was all most immediate and the stable boys are stunned that the shoes were so simple and effective.
 

I had big discussions with farrier (in sign language and via your sketches as he doesn't speak English and me no Malay!) here about major trimming - he did as far as he felt was OK - see pictures - I also send one of the team.

Dr. Lindsay Porter - Malaysia

I felt I had to write to thank you and let you know how delighted I am with your Imprint shoes. I have a 24 year old 14'2 who I have owned since he was 8 yrs old. Over the last 4 years he has suffered two occasions of laminitis caused by a lameness in his hind feet, which made the front feet more vulnerable and of course the laminitis developed. He is normally a very fit, active pony who I ride every day, and of course he took very badly to the laminitis. The vet asked the blacksmith to put on heart bar shoes, which he couldn't tolerate and spent most of the time lying down in his stable. After 5 days these were removed and he was put in a deep litter shavings bed with no shoes on the front at all.

Whilst in the stable he could walk around with little  problem, but as soon as we moved him next door while his stable was being mucked out, he found the few steps on the concrete floor quite impossible.

He was making no progress at all and after two months of seeing him suffering, with no improvement, I was trying not to think of the inevitable outcome. Someone visiting the yard then mentioned your Imprint shoes and I thought I would give them a try.

Last Monday he had them fitted and since then has been making exciting progress. He has since been turned out in the school for a roll and he bucked, reared, cantered around

just like a 3 year old. I now take him out twice a day for grass and he is turned into the school to roll and stretch his legs, which he has no problem doing. It is quite amazing the difference in him. Everyone agrees he has
improved so much in one week, thanks to Imprint shoes. I am so grateful to you for giving him his life back. I'm sure if he could talk he would thank you too!
I would definitely recommend Imprint shoes to anyone with the same problem.

Thank you to all concerned.

Duke bucking and stretching his legs.

"He has improved so much in one week,

you saw her & with your 'expert eye' was able to trim her in such a way as to give her enough comfort and allow her a have a good quality of life.

Hazel & Richard - Shrewsbury

Imprint Shoes represent a breakthrough in horseshoe concept and design and offer a new hope for previously hard-to-treat cases.  Andrew’s innovative thinking and compassion for every individual case has resulted in a range of shoes with a huge flexibility of application not previously available.  There is no doubt that my horse owes his life, and his quality of life, to Andrew and his Imprint Shoes.

It was a huge shock when my dressage horse suffered acute laminitis and founder completely out of the blue.  The changes to his feet were so quick and so severe that we feared the worst. 

Three weeks on, after reading everything I could find about laminitis, I was fortunate enough to hear about Andrew and his innovative shoes.  Andrew’s concern for the horse was immediately apparent from that first phone call. Chinny had his first pair of Imprint shoes the next day and his improved comfort was obvious.  Two years on, through Andrew’s patient care, Chinny has a quality of life I couldn’t have believed possible.  I don’t doubt this would not have been possible without these shoes and I feel sure that the future is brighter for many horses like Chinny.

Jo French - Gloucestershire

My farrier fitted a pair of Imprint shoes three weeks ago to my Welsh Cob Luke, who developed laminitis following another injury. Although his x-rays thankfully were normal, the shoes were fitted as a precautionary measure and to provide support during box rest. I was pleased that stick-on shoes were available as I felt Luke was still in too much pain to have shoes nailed on. Virtually as soon as the shoes were fitted my horse appeared more comfortable and is continuing to improve daily. I think the shoes were worth every penny and would recommend them to anyone whose horse's feet need support for any reason.
Dorothy Turner - West Wales.

“Imprint” has been a Godsend to our 12hh pony – without it she wouldn’t have had any quality of life.

Now, with Andrew’s dedication and commitment in fitting and producing this remarkable system, she is competing at local shows and going to Pony Club Camp later this year.

On behalf of myself, my family and of course our pony (!) we are so grateful to Andrew Poynton and Imprint.

Marisa Kavanagh - Wiltshire 

This testimonial comes straight from the heart; I have had recurring foot problems with my 13hh WPB for the last 3 years.  Different opinions and ideas from vets and farriers and a lot of heartache worry and fears too!!  After the last X rays my vet referred me to Andrew Poynton FWCF (Malmesbury, Wiltshire) along with his ‘Imprint Shoes’.

I travelled 2 ½ hours with trepidation – medication in case he was lame – a bale of shavings and bandages galore!!

Andrew could not have been more professional and caring – “My Little Pony” came out of his forge with "new feet" – and Imprint Shoes on his fronts and re-shod and rebalanced behind but what a different pony – able to move from the shoulder – trot out soundly – what a difference.  I can only say to “any one out there” if you have a problem please discuss it with Andrew and give their shoes and this expert a try.

We’ve just had our second pair fitted and a re-trim/balance and “My Little Pony” is the happiest (and comfiest) pony and so am I.

Molly Baker - Dorset