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Angles aren't the whole story, especially if the horse is wearing  
shoes.  Then, in addition, you have things like how far back the shoe  
is set, how it is shaped to the hoof, etc.  Even on a barefoot horse -  
how much the toe is rolled is going to affect breakover and the path  
of the lower leg, even if the hoof angle is identical to what it was  
before.

BTW - this Hoof Wizard idea of using the hairline as a guide to  
imbalances in the hoof isn't late-breaking news ... my farrier has  
paid attention to the hairline for many years as a way to check  
whether there is something not properly aligned.  I think I heard  
about this at least 10 years ago.


On Aug 13, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Dolores Arste wrote:

> Numbers don't really mean anything when it comes to feet. I remember  
> when my regular farrier went out
> on maternity leave. Before she left I had her write down all the  
> angles for my horse's feet.
>
> I made sure the sub farrier trimmed exactly to those angles. But,  
> what I learned is that the orientation
> to the ground makes a difference. I can't explain it. I just know  
> that although I had all the measurements
> in the world they didn't prevent the sub from changing my horse's  
> feet. It wasn't dramatic but enough
> to cause him to interfere where he hadn't before.
>
> I still measure but if the hoof doesn't tell me the same thing as  
> the measurements, I'll believe the hoof :)
>
> Warmly,
> Dolores
> www.zenhorsemanship.com
>
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