Thanks, Smitty, I will not complicate things. I do keep it simple and try every day to improve my basics, but conversations like this one do help me...
Yes, David, I was thinking that too in the morning, it can be that it only happens in the summer, but I am not sure. :oops:
Yes, it tells us that I need to find a horse with badly jammed up quarters tomorrow. This was not nice, I got all wound up to float some quarters...
Can it be that all this dead junk in the sole was distorting the coronary band ? I really did nothing more than remove the absolutely dead stuff that...
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Now this is frustrating. This horse had jammed up quarters in all four hooves. The only thing I did was pull the shoes, lightly rasp the wall flat to...
Thanks for your input, John, I understand that the shape and form of the bottom of the hoof does affect the shape and form of the wall a lot, but I...
Sure I will, David, thanks for the help and the patience. I'll try it in the next couple of days, if I manage any good pictures to show the effects...
Ok, got that. And then, with rasping and burning, I suppose I maintain that effect and not rasp and burn it flat, correct ? PS: I know this feels...
I don't quite get how and what exactly to do, David, can you please explain some more ?
I'll try that, Clint, thanks. The results don't have to be very quick, with my rhythm the hoof will have time to remodel and may be even grow a bit.
That's interesting, Alicia, thanks. I'll probably give it a try in the next couple of days with the horse in the first picture, he's forging a little...
I was thinking to float the quarters too, Alicia, but was worried that the nails will come loose if the floated quarter comes down to meet the shoe....
These are pictures of hooves from 3 different horses. Very strong hooves, never showed any sign of weakness. But the distortion on their coronary...
Got it, David, thanks.
Thanks, Smitty, I'll try concave on him next cycle, I have two 14,5 inch pieces of 1/2 by 7/8, should fit him fine and also help get his flat soles a...
Same hoof, before, at 9 weeks, and after. [IMG] [IMG]
You're welcome, Mark, no worries about commenting anything you believe could be helpful. You are right, the fullering should have been deeper to have...
I was trying to widen them a bit, Mark, just curious to the effect the fuller may have on that. Not much effect and bad aesthetics finally if not...
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