Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

  There is a DISTINCT difference between "Underrun heels" and "low Heels" 
--they are NOT the same thing!
  Underun heels have moved forward and put the structures -out of wack 
-essentially , because they have either not worn off due to enough  exercise 
and movement  and use,  and no trimming or improper   shoeing techniques.
  Low heels OTOH are the norm for wild horses and many trimmed barefoot 
horses--- the BAREFOOt movement is finding,  with research, that the heels 
are weight bearing  along with the whole foot as opposed to furmer thinking 
that only the outer wall bore the weight.
  Over time, usually a year or so, if the horse isn't over fed and over 
confined, and you remove their shoes their heels will lower.-----
  Navicular syndrome is  looking more and more  like  a high heel, lack of 
use, mechanical  problem of the Suspensory ...... and the coffin bone and 
the digital cushion  not developing  enough structure when the horse is 
young to  support  their weight over time.  They are finding the digital 
cushions are much  more developed in wild horses than in domestic horses , 
alot of the digital cushions being examined in domestic  horses are relative 
to a 200 lb wild colt.......
 Interesting reading...
   By some of them --  Jaimie Jackson, Pete Ramey and others on the web.



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=