Farriery is a regulated industry in the UK.
@fivestrideline the wedged boots are on 22/24 with a rest period in a soft bedded barn so they can weight the feet however they feel comfortable.
I’m looking to get them standing comfortable and square.
When angles are improving and they are building a better DC / robust heel height I go back to just normal pads so long as they can maintain good body posture/ pelvic or shoulder angle.
I’ve had pretty good success this way.
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Nope it’s illegal for anyone other than a registered farrier to ‘permanently’ fix anything to a hoof here in the uk, even wraps.
So I can trim, pad and boot to my hearts content but nothing else.
Frustrating in some rehab cases where I have to get create with shims and modifications to make boots work.
The only farrier that does do formahoof etc on this side of the country is notoriously anti barefoot (he was an expert witness in the case against Strasser) and my one experience of calling him in to consult on a couple of cases did not end well.
Makes sense!
I’m having farrier films taken today - wedges and boots are in my arsenal if needed. The logistics will be the problem, if anything (I board).
OP, I hope you get this sorted. Farrier issues can make you CRAZY because you(g) can see the problem but aren’t always qualified to fix it. Personally saddle and farrier shopping make me question my life choices 
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:o so you can’t wrap a foot for an abscess?
Wrapping isn’t permanent so it should be fine. From what I understand, in England, only a farrier can nail or glue on a shoe or cast a hoof. Hoof casting is more like a permanent fiberglass splint that acts like a shoe, not a soft wrap you would use for an abscess.
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Thanks, I thought no wrapping sounded a bit extreme, but I come from Canadian dairy land where medication rules are nearing the insanity of the EU. I mean, inspections include checking how you have stuff stored on shelves, how you have your shelves labelled, and whether you have a sign on the dang cat food about it not to be fed to cattle. Plus, there must be prescription for everything including over-the-counter ‘meds’ like clay poultice. For realz.
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Yikes! 
Sorry for any confusion - that’s not something designed to stay on, so bandaging, poultice etc is not classed as farriery and absolutely fine .
But a wrap like hoof cast that goes on and stays on is a no-no and there was a successful prosecution against a trimmer using it.
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So I was going to suggest traveling to Ireland, but their laws seem to be the same. Then I thought take the Chunnel to France and it turns out you have to have a certificate to own a horse in France. Wow.
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Honestly, I think that’s a great idea (in theory). There are tons of people in the US who should not be allowed to own horses.
(In practice, I have no idea how you would make it work. I’m sure it’s no perfect in France, either, but I love the idea of some kind of bar for horse ownership.)
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France is a funny place, in my experience. They have a tightly regulated, well-structured system that has excellent practical education, staged progression, deeply knowledgeable horsemanship and plenty of state support e.g. school kids can chose to do equestrianism along side soccer or athletics and a licencing system for riders to be permitted to show. But I have also seen some really very poor yards in France with very low standards of horsemanship or welfare. I’ve never managed to work out how they exist side by side.
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Well here in North America we have extensive training for nurses and care aids and doctors, we have standards and inspections for human elder care homes, and some atrocities or cheap skate disasters absolutely happen (as COVID made clear). There can be a disconnect.
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