----- Original Message ----- From: Kathleen Gustafson I didn't know Joe's trim wasn't ideal until I posted pictures, asked what a "quarter" was (and a flare and a thousand other

Okay, what exactly would I ask as a horse owner looking for help from a prospective farrier/trimmer? No matter what you ask, really truly, the most important thing you can do is LISTEN TO THE

Claire C. Cox-Wilson wrote: You could say "do you follow any particular method?" Even so, this isn't a great question. Pretty close to being a "fishing" question. Not sure this is a good question.

Eclectk1@... wrote: If a farrier tells me he's done dozens of laminitis cases, I don't need anything more specific ... ;) <g> -A -- ************************** Abby

Abby Bloxsom wrote: Here's another one: "I'd love to do some more studying about feet, trimming, and shoeing. Do you have any favorite books or authors or sources or anything that you could

So what was the name of the book? Mandy

would like is not trimmer.) would I think that a file with questions to ask when interviewing a trimmer would be a good thing to have.....what do you all think??? We already have a lot of good

Do you all think they should be weightbearing at the heel and then slope down to the sole before getting to the tip of the frog??? Do you all think that removing the bars helps relieve pressure

Hi Claire, Controversy and mystery? Before Dr Strasser said they should be cut right down, I would suggest that they were pretty much ignored. As far as I can tell, it was she who really started

Mandy Woods wrote: It was the Pete Ramey book. For novices I would also say that the KC LaPierre book and the Jaime Jackson book are of value. Has anyone seen Cherry Hill's book "Maximum Hoof

Hi All If you want to read the research behind the bar discussion you can find Dr Bowker's article "The Adaptive Capabilities of hte Hoof Wall and Sole"

I tripped over this one this morning looking for something else. Leave it to Dr Rooney to make this point so well. Note the host of his

I'm glad you posted that Nanc, because there is a huge difference between this: not only do they aid in microscopic level they appear sole." ============= and the "translation" that appears in a

Just in general, when you want to get more than a yes/no question, try framing your questions with the W’s – Who, What, Where, When, Why (and sometimes how). Using those generally requires the

hi everyone. i was just introduced to this list. i have a near 17 year old saddlebred, that i have owned for nearly 4 years. i removed shoes in aug 2006, and have been trimming myself since then.

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Shoot, I'd go a bit further and say that any farrier who lets a horse'sfoot get underslung or "out ahead of itself" gives farriers in general a badname!! Not to mention that there are some farriers

ABSOLUTELY!!! Frankly, I think that EVERY horse owner really has aduty to learn as quickly as possible what a well trimmed and/or well shod footlooks like, right along with basic veterinary care,

John, that's PAINFUL just looking at that poor horse's foot!!! EXCELLENT example of an underslung heel, one that I think will be quite usefulto many in part because it is so extreme that those who

Eclectk1@... wrote: I just put up two photos of crushed heels in an album by the same name. -Abby -- ************************** Abby Bloxsom www.advantedgeconsulting.com