RE: Re: Re: Barefoot Endurance Horses

[Darolyn Butler-Dial <darolyn@swbell.net>]

If you get the hairline to 30 degrees, in most cases the horse's heel will
be considered exceptionally low in our usual judgment parameter...   High
heels is an "OLD School" thought...  many changes are coming.  Equus's
article is getting close this month.  Quite interesting.  They danced all
around about how bad shoes are for the horse, how important circulation is
for the horse... how the digital cushion sets the stage for a successful
mechanical foot... etc ,etc.... then mention... welll if U have to shoe...
guess they have to make a lot of farriers happy..... &.... sports fans....
if Ur not willing to commit to all the parameters (1) movement, (2) daily
moisture  (3)  the correct hoof care/trim.... simply going barefoot won't
work... so U might as well leave the shoes on & cut the horse's natural life
span in to.
djbd

-----Original Message-----
From: Lynette [mailto:helgeson@ndak.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 5:05 PM
To: Michelle Fink; TddWil@aol.com; darolyn@swbell.net;
ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Barefoot Endurance Horses


Where is Dr. Loving's book does it say that horse's heel should be left
fairly long??

Lynette

> Darolyn, I am interested to know how much heel you leave on your endurance
> horses that you trim.  Dr. Loving's book on endurance says that horse's
> heels should be left fairly long, but natural trimming methods say to make
> them short.  How much heel do you leave?
>
> Thanks -
>
> Michelle
> (Colorado)
>
>
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