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RE: [RC] [RC] Bare VS Shod: There must be a compromise - Karen StandeferI believe the picture illustrates what a healthy, soft terrain hoof grows like. It's not freshly trimmed. If you take this picture of Chief's hoof where he has quite a lot of growth on his hoof, it is clear that he has no extra hoof wall between the toe quarters (under the coffin bone). http://easycareinc.typepad.com/karen/2006/10/day_2_on_chief.html The only hoof wall is in the heel and quarters. If not trimmed, this extra hoof wall in the quarters would start chipping and cracking away. If you take this next picture and blow it up (you can download on your PC and look at it with another photo viewer to make it larger and get as much detail as you wish) you'll see that the horse is indeed trimmed so that there is NOI hoof wall bearing weight: http://easycareinc.typepad.com/photos/granite_chief/p10100230.html Karen (the other one, not the horse's owner) -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of steelsidedown@xxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 3:16 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; nvrider@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Bare VS Shod: There must be a compromise Yep, the picture perfectly illustrates what a properly trimmed hoof should look like. Weight is being primarily beared on the hoof wall, with enough convacity to protect his sole and inner structures. (Not weight bearing on the sole as previous post suggested was proper.) You'd be hard pressed to get a rasp down to his sole. Jen -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.23/513 - Release Date: 11/2/2006 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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