Zoe Martyn - Student Equine Podiatrist

17/07/2025

That’s me OUT OF OFFICE📣

Please be patient if I don’t respond to messages instantly, I’ll be keeping this account quiet for a well needed break!

I look forward to seeing you and your equines when I’m back at work⛱️☀️

06/07/2025

For Sale - on behalf of a client.

Size 4 scoot boots, minimal use, very good condition.
Can post for extra.
PM if interested.

03/07/2025

❗️Important reminder - just because the grass isn’t there, doesn’t mean they aren’t eating it!!

This is a section from my grass track, and as you can see from the surrounding grass, it’s definitely been growing! My horses have been on their track overnight for approx 3 weeks.

If your field looks like this - it’s likely because your horses have eaten it all!🌾

As always, management and balance are key!☺️✔️

29/06/2025

I am very pleased to announce that I am now an affiliate fitting partner for The Hoof Boot Shop.

Covering south east wales with fit kits available for a variety of different brands and models.
- Scoot Boots (regular and slim)
- Cavallo (regular and slim)
- Cavallo CLB and BFB
- Flex Boots
- Equine Fusions (regular and slim)

☎️Get in touch to book a fitting, with £10 off your first order through The Hoof Boot Shop!

11/05/2025

Milly’s progress 27th Jan - 10th May

Milly is a 6year old New Forest Pony who was previously diagnosed with navicular changes and coffin joint arthritis.
Milly is definitely the most accident prone horse I trim - you name it, she’s probably injured it! Although we have some other ongoing issues, this historic seedy toe is now gone!🙌🏻

Thanks to her owners dedicated packing, cleaning and commitment to dietary and management changes, she’s now able to enjoy some ridden work with Milly, in boots and therapeutic pads after barely riding her since she bought her 2 years ago!🫶🏻🌤️

That’s a win to end the week!😌💕

08/05/2025

I thought I’d share a super easy way we can help support our horses and their metabolic function this springtime!

Nature provides us so many great plants in abundance, so weather you go searching in your own fields or your horses are hedgerow snacking on a hack, here are some of my favourites…

🌱Cleavers - usually found alongside nettles, cleavers are great for support the lymphatic system, are rich in silica, and being mildly diuretic can help with filled legs or swellings.

🌱Nettle - great to use as a springtime tonic and blood cleanser, nettles are full of vitamin C and have been known to promote circulation and aid in arthritis. If you have a patch in your field, cut them down and let them wilt to loose their sting and your horses will enjoy them!

🌱Hawthorn - one of the best natural tonics for the heart and circulatory system! Hawthorn contains flavonoids which dilate the peripheral blood vessels, improving blood supply to areas of inflammation.

🌱Mint - Great for soothing the digestive tract as well as enticing fussy eaters, mint with soothe and relax and is useful for stressy horses or those prone to ulcers.

🌱Dandelion - rich in potassium, magnesium and calcium, dandelions have a diuretic and hepatic action, acting as a great tonic and cleanser, especially for the kidneys and liver.

🌱Willow - Known as natures aspirin, willow is a wonder herb! Analgesic, anti- inflammatory, tonic, antiseptic… the list goes on! The bark contains salicylic acid giving it its ani-inflammatory function. There are various types of willow trees so make sure to do your research to find one nearby you.

Most importantly give your horses the choice, and don’t feed if you aren’t sure it’s safe!
Happy foraging🌱🌿🫶🏻

27/04/2025

Starting off a sunny Sunday with some pretty neat feet belonging to little Welshie, Dexter😌🌞🌤️
So much to like here!

18/12/2024

Here’s a great little visual from a hoof I trimmed this morning!

The left side hasn’t been trimmed yet, see how small the surface area of the heel is (in blue). Compare that to the right side, we’ve easily doubled to available surface area for this horse to load the heels. This is so important for the overall health of the hoof, internal soft tissue structures and general soundness of the horse.

This is why it’s so important to keep trim cycles at an appropriate length, this is just 5 weeks of growth for this horse, and look what a difference it makes!

02/12/2024

Here’s a little transformation I am rather pleased with!

These feet belong to a lovely ex-racer called Pots.
When I first saw Pots he was lame, couldn’t weight bare on his hind feet without constant shuffling, had a very upset hind gut, and was generally a very poorly boy.

He has been on a 2 week trim cycle to keep those heels from collapsing and in just around 3 months he has totally transformed. Not only are his feet looking much better, but the rest of his body is healing too! But don’t be fooled, this isn’t just something that can just be trimmed out of these feet… Pots’ owner has been incredibly diligent in looking after these feet, and making sure Pots has everything he needs, no questions asked - what a lucky boy!

Very excited to see how these feet look in another 3 months time😌

28/11/2024

Hoof of the day - A rather pleasing Coblet foot!

I always look forwards to trimming these neat little feet🤩

18/11/2024

📣Still searching📣

Searching for horses/ponies with pathological hooves to undertake a 6month case study.

📍South East Wales and surrounding areas

The case study will be overseen by my wonderful mentor Emma Baker; Equine Podiatry DEP MEPA and completed by myself, a fully insured second year Equine Podiatry student.

Pathologies I’m particularly interested in🔎
• Navicular
•Laminitis
Or…
• A donkey

Please get in touch for some more info, or if you feel your horse would be suitable!

13/10/2024

It’s that time of year again… here’s your reminder to keep up good hoof hygiene as we head into winter.

When the wet weather sets in and fields get muddier, our horses are more susceptible to infections such as thrush in and around the central sulcus and frog.

As always, prevention is better than cure!
Here’s my go-to routine:
✔️ Make sure feet are picked out thoroughly, getting in any crevices around the frog.
✔️ Apply a cleansing spray such as Red Horse Sole Cleanse.
✔️ Apply a barrier, such as Red Horse Artimud or Field Paste.

Your horse will definitely thank you for it, but so will your hoofcare provider🫶🏻