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from Henry Heymering, master farrier and horseshoes.com moderator

Hi Lynne -

Tell her YES!  a low hoof angle on the hind feet makes the leg more 
post-like, increasing concussion on the hocks and straining the stifle.

- Henry

I agree with Henry.  That's easy to visualize, if you take a moment.

Gosh, you guys--it's so regional, some people just can't find good vets 
in general.  Most vets aren't equine dentists.  I guess you can also 
say that most vets aren't "hoofcare specialists", they're generalists, 
and frankly I'd rather take my horse to a specialist for certain things 
while having confidence my vet can take care of my horse's general 
health--so much for a vet to know! My farrier was trained by a vet in 
biomechanics.   I had a vet for some years that was a horseshoer before 
going to vet school.  So he knew more about the practical care of feet 
than the "average vet".  Susan G knew more about nutrition and exercise 
physiology than the average vet student, because she'd made a 
speciality of it before ever going to vet school.  My current vet has a 
concentration in repro--something I'll use from time to time.

The other thing we have to keep in mind is that Lori is posting about 
ONE horse.  ONE.  Her experience.  If she chooses to trim for flat 
coffin bones on her other horses, she might not get the same long term 
results--she hasn't seen long term results on THIS horse yet.  The 
thing to do is not make your viewpoint a RELIGION, the One Way to 
enlightenment or old age, or...

If there's one thing I'm tired of in online forums, it's the One Way 
philosophy that some feel absolutely bound to proslelytize every time a 
question comes up in that category.  Maybe we could use the term..."in 
my experience" a little more and be more aware that what works for you 
might not work for someone else.

Lynne
the chief apostle of the "Your Mileage May Vary" credo

On Dec 18, 2004, at 7:51 PM, Dyane Smith wrote:

> ?
> ----- Original Message -----
>  On December 18, 2004,?LTYearwood@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I personally?believe that it's important to have a?cofin bone that is 
> paralell to the ground, or nearly so.?That's why I keep the heels 
> quite?low. (High heels tip the cofin bone).??
> ?
> Interestingly, my 12 year old has coffin bones that are parallel to 
> the ground on his rear feet and my vet wants him to be shod in egg 
> bars with a lift to tip the coffin bones slightly.? My vet went to a 
> seminar given by someone who had studied the phenomenon and felt that 
> coffin bones that were parallel to the ground contributed to arthritis 
> in the hocks.
> ?
> I'd be interested in the opinions of others on this.
> ?
> Dyane Smith


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