A club foot is an upright foot caused by a shortening of the tendon and muscle of deep digital flexor unit. The excessive pull on the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) turns the coffin bone downward,

Morning, I am looking at purchasing a new horse. The vet who did her Pre-purchase exam told me she had a club foot, he took rads of it and her other "normal" foot. I have only seen the bad one as a

I use a Makita GA4534. It's corded, which makes it lighter than a battery model, and is not a problem for me as I do mostly my own horses now. Amazon says I've had it for 12 years! Has a pretty

Ooh. The Proxxon is 1.8 pounds. Looks light weight. Something about the vibration in tools sets off my arthritic hands. Bet it doesn’t feel great on arthritic horse joints, either. -- Cass, Sonoma

I would add to make sure the grinder has a paddle switch, which automatically shuts off the grinder if you accidentally drop it. It can happen. And TIE UP THE TAIL. I forgot one time only. The

I found the usual 18v angle grinders too heavy for me to use with one hand, so I bought a little Proxxon long-neck angle grinder (10.8v battery). It weighs only 550g. I don’t have mains power so I

To add to Diane's good advice, make sure you braid/knot/tie up the tail any time you use a grinder. One swish at the wrong moment and you will have a train wreck. Also need to be aware that it will

Any brand will do. Take off the second handle and the blade guard. Using this power tool is great! BUT very dangerous. Since i dont know you or your physical status, Please make sure you can

I usa a battery op. Dewalt grinder.it is heavier than cored, but the convenience is worth it for me. Also use a battery op. Dremel.. They have been a life saver for me and my 3 boys. Just backing up

Just looking for brands people are liking and using. Jean Hinrichsen WI 2022 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Jean%20and%20Merlin https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=273256

I have taken on the trimming aspect of Merlin's feet since the two failed farrier attempts. I have only be doing rasping and taking back the toes, mostly on his fronts and reducing the flaring.

Thank you, Allison, I just joined! We have all the time in the world, just want to get it right! thanks again, -- Shera Felde Sisters, Oregon 2018

If you're on Facebook, I encourage you to join the "Barefoot Rehab for Navicular" page. It's an excellent resource! Your primary goal is to create a comfortable heel first landing. This is a multi

Hi Shera, I'd be careful with raised frog pads on a horse unless it's regularly landing heels first, as that could apply constant pressure to the frogs/heels which the horse isn't ready to accept -

Thank you, Joy. I printed off the articles and maybe Epics are a good transition? Maybe with frog pads? I will show my farrier. Sophie has been barefoot for most of the 11 years I've had her, but I

Joy, very well stated!! A testimony to ECIR protocol!!!

Hi Shera, If Sophie isn't IR/PPID, then you are welcome to send her rads and photos to me directly and I'll put them up in a photo album for you, as only Moderators can upload photos on this site. If

Thank you both for the replies. I haven't seen Formahoof before. Sophie's diet is pretty well balanced since I also have an IR mare. I think my former trimmers didn't do her any favors leaving longer

My gelding was diagnosed navicular in 2015. He was shod in special shoes w/ pads for over 2 years, etc etc and nothing helped him. Turns out he had deep central sulcus thrush and was toe first

Hi (?), Sorry to hear that your mare has been uncomfortable. It's likely both the injection and the shoes are temporarily helping her comfort levels but they won't overcome issues with the trim which