Hoof trim examples somewhere?
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talley_catherine@...
Hi Everyone,
NSW, Australia
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Lavinia Fiscaletti
HI Cathy,
Yes, you can/need to back thru the white line in order to get better hoof dynamics, even when the sole is thin. If you don't go back thru where that line appears to be, you'll never actually move the breakover back to where the bony column needs it to be. With thin soles, you may need to not back as far thru the "white line" at ground level at each trim - so doing less more frequently works really well. The white line is a seam between the wall lamina and the sole that starts at the perimeter of the coffin bone, then grows down toward the ground. It stretches forward with the sole and wall as they move forward. When you back thru where it appears at ground level and then bevel the underside of the sole in the toe region at the new location, you'll find the white line behind the new location of the end of the toe. With thin soles, do NOT touch the soles behind the new toe length at all: even if they are lumpy or uneven, flaky, exfoliating just leave them that way as that horse needs every millimeter it has at that point in time. Sole depth doesn't necessarily increase evenly across it's entire surface - many times, it adds depth in the areas most critically in need of it, which can appear as thicker/lumpier areas. You can add jiaogulan to help increase growth rate once the trim is correct. -- Lavinia Jan 2005, RI Moderator/ECIR Support
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talley_catherine@...
Thanks, Lavinia. I took the toe back with the nippers and beveled to the white line (so not right through it because of the think sole) and the horses (I have 2 that I did today) ended up with the breakover just in front of the callus. Didn't take any sole. Visually that it took it back quite a way and appeared to also change the HPA for the better. They were a tiny bit sore so I put boots on them. (I have had farriers trimming them forever and they never got the toes back this far. Hence the issues I have had with pedal bone remodelling in one, and a mechanical laminitis in the other, plus low palmar/plantar angles) I assume that this in itself will help increase the sole depth, although I have read that Pete Ramey says some horses will callus at about 12mm and that is "normal" for them? These two are about 12mm on xray, but that was also with too long toes so perhaps I will be able to get them improved from that. I am trying to get work boots for them so I can increase the exercise. NSW, Australia
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Michele Einarson
My gelding's insulin is up again, so, fearing that his laminae is weakened, I sent this article to my trimmer prior to his trim last Tuesday. I explained that I thought the photos looked extreme, but the diagrams made sense to me. After his trim, my horse is dead lame. I've put EasyBoot Clouds on him so he can move around his corral. What next? I'll get photos ASAP.
https://www.all-natural-horse-care.com/toe-rocker.html -- Michele & Mosey Feb 2019 Reno, NV, USA
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Lavinia Fiscaletti
Hi Michele,
Sorry to hear things didn't turn out as planned and that Mosey is so sore. Good idea to put padded boots on him as long as he's uncomfortable. The general ideas on the link are sound but how they are implemented can be problematic. There could be a number of factors involved here but without pictures of the trim there's no way to make any specific comments. Some things to consider would be: was any sole and/or frog removed? were the bars heavily trimmed? were the heels lowered? Is he sore on all four feet or only some? It's possible he had trapped collections inside that the trim is mobilizing = abscesses. These can more debilitating/painful than laminitis. His body may be needing to adapt to the new configuration of his feet, which can make the body sore as it uses itself in ways it hasn't done in a long time. -- Lavinia Jan 2005, RI Moderator/ECIR Support
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