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RE: [RC] A stronger nudge to the ridecamp community: club foot and endurance - Alison FarrinThe one thing that I have found most important is to trim, understanding that the finished foot will be more upright than a normal foot. Take off too much heel and you are asking for a suspensory injury. You can work the foot down closer to normal angles over time, and we've also found that a club foot will do better on a 4 week trim cycle rather than 6 weeks or longer. If you rasp your horses hooves yourself, just keeping his foot in balance to itself works well. I rode a fairly severe club footed mare on trails for several years prior to doing endurance; my ride buddy has a slightly clubfooted horse with over 1000 endurance miles, that lives at my house and I manage. Never a hoof lameness issue with either of them. We did get bit by the suspensory issue when the farrier "evened up" the horse to get his feet looking the same. Alison A. Farrin Poway, Ca 92064 -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Diane Trefethen Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:47 AM To: Beth Leggieri; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] A stronger nudge to the ridecamp community: club foot and endurance And since there are many Ridecampers who have an interest in this, please hit "Reply all" so not only Beth will get your info but so will Ridecamp. Beth Leggieri wrote: Apparently there is large need for this kind of information as I've received many private replies from folks with my same question, wanting to know what I've learned. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONFIDENTIAL This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication and/or shred the materials and any attachments and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Thank you. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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