RE: [RC] Bare VS Shod: There must be a compromise - Karen Standefer
Hoof wall separation is caused by
leverage. Eliminate the leverage and the separation will go away. A tight,
healthy whiteline is the best defense against whiteline disease and other
maladies caused by a stretched, weak whiteline (which, unfortunately, a lot of
the horse population has). For horses that grow a forward hoof (heels tend to
underrun and toes grow long), I have found it easier to fix a stretched
whiteline barefoot because you can keep the excess forward growth trimmed more
frequently (every 2 weeks vs 6 if you’re resetting shoes) to ensure that
the leverage doesn’t further undermine whiteline integrity.
Just my $.02,
Karen
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jody Rogers-Buttram Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006
6:25 AM To: Lucinda Carpe; Tom Sites;
ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] Bare VS Shod:
There must be a compromise
………how do you handle a wall
separation problem?
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