Tip: Practice with a dry roll until you figure out how to wrap it! Eleanor Behalf Of as it on, inside function cast. would surface. the and the trimmed *and left to damage in leave

Sadly , I have to agree with this. It is verydifficult to find competent hoof experts, bare or traditional. I find that thebest usually are open minded, listen well to the horses needs and continueto

Totally agree with Dr. Kellon good trimmers (barefoot or farrier) are very hard to find. Properly balancing a hoof is an art and knowing how much sole to remove takes a lot of experience & know-how.

As I have explained it in a previous post -research has shown that peripheral hoofwall loading that is created by shoesgenerally has a negative affect on hoof function and health and should beavoided.

I'mgonna order some and see what kind of mess I can make of it. PAM

I'm all for barefoot when at all possible. Sometimes, it's just not. Or it makes sense to use another method for a period of time. Abby's experience with the pony and the 11 year old is a case

You need to do to the site and see how the casts are set up. With or without a shoe, they conform to the undersurface of the foot. It's not all peripheral loading. Peripheral loading is a common to

I have to strongly disagree that there is an abundance of competent hoof care professionals out there - whether barefoot or traditional. Getting a simple correct trim is NOT easy. A correct balanced

Um,can you help me out here,Ute?I have significant interest in learning about any unwanted side effects of these casts.Your exclamation mark indicates I should know what you mean by this. Do you mean

Ute, O.K., amateur chiming in here, but I do speak English - and have a 24year old severely laminitic Percheron in hoof casts who is walkingcomfortably for the first time. I agree with Lorna and the

Paul, there was no tone, other than beingpassionate about doing the right thing for horses. I simply stated my opinion,as did Dawn, just as strongly as Abby stated hers. We are on equal footing aslong

that EC Dawn, Have you looked at the web site? http://www.equicast.us Have you requested the video? They are VERY easy to apply. I only wasted one roll the first time they were used. Not every

I'm not presuming to answer for Abby, but I did read/interpret that differently. I do understand your point entirely but, for whatever reason, his owners would not or could not take on the expensive

Ute, One of the moderators of this group stated that they didn't like yourtone or Dawn's. It's not a matter of what works or what doesn't. It'snot a matter of fact. It's how it's being delivered.

Peripheral hoof wall loading! BALANCED STEP Ute Miethe - LMT/LAMTNCTMB Nationally Certified Massage Therapist & Natural PerformanceBarefoot Trimmer www.balancedstep.com

Gosh. What a sweeping statement. Ute? What is your experience with hoof casts that cause you to draw the conclusion stated above? Lorna Ontario

I couldn't find any details on the material, etc. but from photos and description I'd say the idea is exactly the same and the major difference appears to be PRICE!!!! Eleanor inside la

I certainly see progress there. You can probably roll her toe more aggressively but the toe is coming back very nicely. That's probably what is stimulating her concavity. Heels have a way to go yet.

This part is baffling to me because I think I'm right in saying that Dave invented the hoof casts 15 years ago.Abby? To my mind one of the beauties of the hoof casts is that an owner can apply them

Gang ups are usually associatedwith being rude and disrespectful to the other person, including namecalling . I do not see any of this happening here. Rather we simply disagreewith the approach as