The thing that seems to allude most farriers is that
they need to get rid of the excess toe (rasp it away or nip it away) from the
top, not by taking it off the bottom. And at the same time, they need to
take the heels down as much as possible (which may mean using a wedge to balance
the pastern axis) in order to get rid of all of the horn tubules in the heel
that are growing forward. Most farriers won’t take the chance to do this
because they see it as radical. But, it truly is the quickest way to get
the horn tubules growing downward instead of forward in a badly crushed heel
hoof.
My shoer has rasped & nipped the toe from the top,
however, what I haven't seen him do is remove much heel. I think I'll talk to
him about doing this. It probably will require a wedge for balance as you
mention. It is only on one front hoof that we have this problem.....the other
front was toed-in, but that is nearly undetectable now.
Thanks to all for your insight & suggestions.
Can you also explain how the New Balance shoes help with this problem, just in
case I need to try something else.
