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RE: [RC] hooves - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLFThat's a very interesting article. If we could just convince all the ride vets of this, then we wouldn't get pulled for being a little "off"? I just spent a bundle on x-rays and diagnostic imaging and a "specialized" farrier, trying to get my girl's feet all even (she was low on one heel, but it never seemed to bother her much), and now I'm wondering if it wasn't a mistake. She's now having some minor back pain after riding this weekend, that she never suffered from before. I'm so frustrated I could scream. I sure wish our furry friends could talk! Sometimes I think I'm doing the right thing by her, and then I get more information and question what I've just done. Carrie Kitley 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB DMLSS?Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS) CACI?International Inc? www.caci.com dsn?276-1077, Comm (805) 606-1077 fax dsn?276-1179 <\_~ // \\ carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx? -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of firedancefarms Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:40 PM To: ridecamp Subject: [RC] hooves This is an excellent article from the horse.com Here is a quote from part of it. I think it will ease a lot of worries! The rest of the article is: http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=7630 Most horses do not have perfectly matching feet. Why? Often, the shapes of the coffin bones inside them are very different. When the bone angles vary by up to 15°, is it any wonder that the hooves are shaped differently? Matching hoof angles when bone angles are significantly different has an inherent risk of causing unwarranted lameness because the forces within the foot are drastically altered. If you try to make feet like these match externally, you might create a lameness problem. It's a mistake to think that forcing one to match the other or making both conform to a vague standard will make them healthier. A horse's feet can be perfectly healthy and functional at very high levels of competition without matching each other or some "perfect" standard. They just have to be in equilibrium with their internal structures to stay "happy." --Ric Redden, DVM, with Christy West Louise Burton Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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