Thank You for all the videos and Informations. I was never concerned about hoof stuff and left it to my farriers until my horse became similar Problems (mechanical laminitis,streched toe,sore after every trim ect.) Since nearly 1 year i trim him by myself and your Videos helped me a lot to learn it and what to do in the case of my horse . We are not finished yet but his hoofs grow with a better conection to the coffin bone now and it's just amazing to see the difference already. Thank you !
Gene is awesome...but I like to challenge even the best. Shouldn't you hold the cannon bone not the fetlock joint (1:44). Why weaken the wall (6:43) ..it will now take more time to "get the hoof back in shape". Isn't it true that the stratum external hoof wall is the strongest and produces an inward spring tension on the wall, it is only produced at the coronet unlike stratum median which can be produced through cells delivered by the lamina. You know how it bends (7:11) yet you still weaken it. (7:32) The relief was getting the standing weight to the pillars and heel (4 point trim) what will force her back into shoes was the weakening of the walls with a rasp at the toe. (7:79) the sole is stretched also. (8:15) the pillars are still too long...why doesn't the NB-shoe correct this too ?
Those heels are getting lower and lower. Soon they will disappear. Then the toe will only be able to move forward. That toe needs to come back, plus aren't you concerned about weakening the wall with all that rasping?
Heels sometimes need to be trimmed to point where horn can be re-oriented to hopefully grow in a better direction (meaning not crushed and driven forward). Even with the amount heel that was rasped away, the live or functional sole is still not invaded. The heels driving forward also drive the toe forward, so if you can help to get the heel growth under control, you can better control the migration of the toe. Also, mechanics of the shoe (change in leverage on the toe) will help to manage the migration of the toe. It looks like a lot of rasping, but there was a lot of stretched hoof wall and laminae distortion that needed to be addressed. There is still plenty of wall integrity left to offer the protection needed. If there was no distortions in the toe (meaning stretched wall and laminae), then yes that would be more rasping than recommended, but that is not the case with this foot. The reason feet get into this condition is because distortions are not addressed from one shoeing to the next over a period of time, so it might seem like a lot if you do not know how to read the landmarks on the foot that give you the reasons on what to take and what not to take. Hope that helps.
Thank You for all the videos and Informations. I was never concerned about hoof stuff and left it to my farriers until my horse became similar Problems (mechanical laminitis,streched toe,sore after every trim ect.) Since nearly 1 year i trim him by myself and your Videos helped me a lot to learn it and what to do in the case of my horse . We are not finished yet but his hoofs grow with a better conection to the coffin bone now and it's just amazing to see the difference already. Thank you !
Gene is awesome...but I like to challenge even the best. Shouldn't you hold the cannon bone not the fetlock joint (1:44). Why weaken the wall (6:43) ..it will now take more time to "get the hoof back in shape". Isn't it true that the stratum external hoof wall is the strongest and produces an inward spring tension on the wall, it is only produced at the coronet unlike stratum median which can be produced through cells delivered by the lamina. You know how it bends (7:11) yet you still weaken it. (7:32) The relief was getting the standing weight to the pillars and heel (4 point trim) what will force her back into shoes was the weakening of the walls with a rasp at the toe. (7:79) the sole is stretched also. (8:15) the pillars are still too long...why doesn't the NB-shoe correct this too ?
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Those heels are getting lower and lower. Soon they will disappear. Then the toe will only be able to move forward. That toe needs to come back, plus aren't you concerned about weakening the wall with all that rasping?
Heels sometimes need to be trimmed to point where horn can be re-oriented to hopefully grow in a better direction (meaning not crushed and driven forward). Even with the amount heel that was rasped away, the live or functional sole is still not invaded. The heels driving forward also drive the toe forward, so if you can help to get the heel growth under control, you can better control the migration of the toe. Also, mechanics of the shoe (change in leverage on the toe) will help to manage the migration of the toe. It looks like a lot of rasping, but there was a lot of stretched hoof wall and laminae distortion that needed to be addressed. There is still plenty of wall integrity left to offer the protection needed. If there was no distortions in the toe (meaning stretched wall and laminae), then yes that would be more rasping than recommended, but that is not the case with this foot. The reason feet get into this condition is because distortions are not addressed from one shoeing to the next over a period of time, so it might seem like a lot if you do not know how to read the landmarks on the foot that give you the reasons on what to take and what not to take. Hope that helps.