I haven't met one that had much if any hands-on time in the wet lab learning functional anatomy. And I'm pretty sure none of them ever did wet labs with Mitch Taylor, Dr. Rooney, or Dave Duckett . . . all of whom we lowly horseshoers on Delmarva have had opportunity to "get bloody with" and not have to go out of town for the privilege. If you think about it, even among the relatively small statistical sample represented by participants on this forum, you have some pretty serious anatomists - Rick Burten, Jaye Perry, Tom Stovall, or David Hall - any of whom can effortlessly take the most devout BUA hoofolgist to school on anatomy.
Yes a few years ago at the Southern New England Farriers spring contest in Rochester NH . Two contestants each over trimmed a flat front foot on the same horse. Hot nails and a ton of sole pressure. The horse was very very lame. Even after the shoes were removed. The owners were livid. Someone there stepped up and reshod the horse with glue ons. posted from my mobile.
I read where a Strauserite wrote that she had passed her top certification with flying colors (the main color being red). She decided to quit that organization as the horse she certified on had to be put down from the damage she caused.
wish someone would start a thread, with pictures, on the flat footed horses they work on . . . . always makes me wonder if my mare would of ended up flat footed in different circumstances than the beginning she had.
It because they are not trimming the foot correct and not dressing the foot properly for the shoe; and if they are not doing that; they are most likely not shaping the shoe correctly to the foot.........that is if you never had a problem before. there are horses with flat feet; and the best way I have found is to put on a wide web aluminum [steel works; but is heavy]. it lifts the foot off the ground. and in some cases; you can get some cup in the sole; but it takes over 1 yr to achieve. I am now finding out that concave can work as well; without putting as much weight as the traditional flat steel. PS it is also that the new farriers can't make a handmade shoe to fit the horse; when needed.
Let's not let rumours run wild. Interesting story but do you have any sources? I hate telling the things and someone says 'where do you hear that? ' What do I say, from the interwebs? Hah posted from my mobile.
It wasn't a rumor, I read it on the internet, so it must be true. I will however, let rumors run wild if I wana. Don't know where or who, but it was the person who took the test, telling her story. She went on to disavow strauser, was doing a triming business, and said that she actually would recommend shoes occasionally, which she couldn't do under strauser's rules.
Henry Heymering did significnat research on the Strasser method. His critical essay (link below) is worth reading. http://www.anvilmag.com/farrier/207f2.htm
