Re: RC: wedge pads

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Hi, RD
How beautifully lucid your explanation is.  I read something by a vet on the
horseshoer bulletin board and did not understand it, but I do understand
(and feel safer about) your explanation.  As to travelling, let me look
around (I just moved here) and see if I can get a group together.  No matter
what, thanks for this.
Dyane
N. Ca

----- Original Message -----
From: <RDShoe4U@aol.com>
To: <owensall@sierratel.com>; <sunibey@sisqtel.net>
Cc: <Ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: RC: wedge pads


>    Well in my experience you both are right.A horse that had wedges and is
> being worked hard will in fact crush heels.I have found that there is only
> one way to fix crushed heels.Keeping in mind that a horses foot is made up
of
> thousands of horn tubules that grow in the direction they are
pointed.Example
> would be crushed heels the tubules are bent toward the toe causing them to
> grow more foward than down.By growing forward it drags the hoof capsule
> forward and pushes the toe out even further.This is the part that gets
people
> because they do not want you to take any heel off the horse, but that is
what
> needs to happen.Rasping the heel down moves the base of support back
futher
> under the horse, also what happens is you are removing the part of the
horn
> tubules that are bent forward and setting the path to grow down and less
> forward.The toe needs to be backed up in relation to how far you backed
the
> heels up if possible sometimes this may take rockering the toe.Here is
where
> you wedge pads come into play again.Sometimes you need to wedge the horse
> back up in order to keep a workable hoof pastern axis.Over time the wedge
can
> be done away with because you will be able to move the toe back in order
to
> maintain the right angle because you will be growing heel to help with the
> proper angle.Keep in mind that some horses have very poor foot
conformation
> and it may be a case of just managing the problem in the way I described
> above.Hope this helps you.If you have futher questions or need it
explained
> better feel free to give me a page at 606-741-2835. I am located in
Kentucky
> but I am willing to travel if there are several horses in the area that
would
> make it worth the trip.I am very intrested in shoeing endurance and
> competitive horses.I have found they have similar problems as race and
> breeding stock thoroghbreds which are the majority of my current work.One
> again I hope this helps ! RD
>


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