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I used to ride a horse with one normal heel (not high) and one low heel. 
Various shoers put in wedge pads and tried to even out his feet, but I think 
that may have done more harm than good over the long haul.  Later in his 
life he popped a synovial capsule in one knee and he eventually became 
crippled.  The knee calcified and became very distorted.  Whether or not 
this WAS due to attempts to correct his high-low problem I can't be certain, 
but I don't think it helped him any.  I should have left him alone, as that 
was what he was used to.  He was a very fine endurance horse, too.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lauren Horn" <4horn4@xxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:14 PM
Subject: [RC] Low Heel & wedge pad


> I would like to know how many of you are competing horses with mis- matched 
> feet (one higher heel, one lower heel) and how many use a  small wedge pad 
> to lift the lower heel up?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lauren
>
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