Re: Re: Strasser /natural hoof trims

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

I think I have stepped into this late, but what the hell. X-rays will give
you the answer, but even if x-rays show the coffin bone to be level with a
non flat landing trim, I think I would still prefer a flat landing, but this
is a very complex biomechanical thing. If the landing is not flat some joint
(which one is not clear) is going to twist as the hoof bears weight. The
fact that the foot does not land with a level coffin bone indicates an
anomoly in one of the joints above. If it could be established that the
joint undergoing the twist has the range of motion and support structure and
strength to handle that twist, then a non level landing would be fine - but
lots of luck in that analysis. Therefore I vote for level landing.

Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net


----- Original Message -----
From: <TddWil@aol.com>
To: <bobmorris@rmci.net>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 6:08 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Strasser /natural hoof trims


> Points taken. Our horses have a mid 50's angle in front and slightly
steeper
> in back. Their soles are not hollowed out.  But what do you think about
> trimming to land flat vs. trimming to make the hoof symmetrical? I would
opt
> for land flat, but then the coffin bone isn't in the same orientation as
the
> hoof(or is it?). Again, I would be curious as to how a free roaming
horse's
> feet would wear to make up for the conformation flaw. Our ground isn't
hard
> enough to let the horse 'self trim'.
>                                   Shelly in DE
>
>