Re: RC: Re: New Topic - Hooves

[Trishmare@aol.com]

A significant point to remember is that domestic horses do not LIVE ON the 
same terrain they MOVE ON.  Wild horses do.  

<<  <21.  Do you feel the NBS method is appropriate to use on domestic horses
 - why or why not?>
 Nelson feels that comparing wild horses with domestic horses is not an
 accurate comparison...wild horses do not carry riders or get locked up in a
 stall or wear shoes of any kind...they choose their terrain and the amount
 of exercise they do/don't get...however he feels that the basic idea is
 sound as we have discovered as many of you have, that horses with poor
 angles, long toes, etc. don't do very well.  Every horse has their own
 individual needs for trimming/shoeing...some go best at a 52 degree angle,
 some go better at a 55 and most need a different angle front and
 back...sometimes on a new horse we will start with an equal angle all the
 way around and go from there, experimenting with it according to what the
 owner tells us about how the horse is performing/working, etc.  Remember
 that what a horse looks like trotting out after the farrier is through
 isn't necessarily how he will move with you in the saddle! >>

Trish (who just sold an article outlining Natural Balance and hemodynamic 
flow principles to Equus Magazine) & pretty David (knee deep in snow . . .)
Michigan