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I agree with this, simply for the reason that your horse's biomechanics are 
dictating (trying to tell you how to shoe him), but the farrier isn't listening.

Sometimes, farriers remove just too much front hoof heel and not enough of the 
rear hoof heal, changing the timing of the front and rear hooves' loading and 
unloading.

Frank>

And breakover. Long toes and low heels delay breakover and encourage 
interference. Any horse that "clicks" at the walk or trot is improperly shod in 
this way. 

Meawhile, running the shoe under the heels simply results in heel contraction 
and further LTLH configuration--as well as all the lamenesses that arise 
therefrom. 

Before you can talk about a horse's foot, the very first thing you have to know 
are hoof angles and toe lengths. Otherwise, you're working blind. 

ti


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