Re: Sore Foot Dilemma (hole notta sole) long

["Duncan Fletcher" <dfletche@gte.net>]

Studies at Texas A & M indicate that horses are hard surfaces are supported
by hoof wall. Those on soft surfaces primarily by sole and frog.

Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Niccolai Murphy <niccolai_m@yahoo.com>
>Hal was like this the first time he went bare foot due to pulling
>shoes and quite a lot of hoof off. I personally don't think that
>having the sole carry weight is a bad thing, I know that this a
>contrarian opinion. In Hal's case it took several months of letting
>him grow his feet again until he could move without looking like a war
>casualty. I would guess that what your horse needs is time. Fancy
>trimming and drilling won't fix this one.
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