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[RC] Hoof angles- Shelly - Barb PeckI'm not a professional farrier either - but have had horses for about 45 years- and can trim a barefoot horse just fine. Here's my opinion. If a horses natural hoof angle is 47 degrees, then that's what it is- and you cannot steepen it too much - unless you do it with shoes and pads--i.e. first lowering the heel, then wedging it back up with a wedge pad and shoes. You can't steepen it in a barefoot horse by shortening the toe and leaving the heels too long- because in some feet- especially with narrow heels - exactly what is happening to your horse will happen (heel too long- crrushes and rolls over onto the sole. With a barefoot horse with feet that are narrow and want to underrun- you have to be paying attention to trimming that foot every so slightly very often - like maybe every 2 weeks.. way more often than a horse with a naturally wide open heel and round feet. If the wall is actually laying over onto the sole- you aren't trimming frequently enough. Barb Shelly said: His heels tend to underrun and if allowed to grow(some farriers wouldn't trim the heel) the heels and bars will fold over the sole and bruise his feet. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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