On Jul 8, 8:08=A0pm, "Ponai Mahone" <lu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Cindi typed
>
> > I've read most of Pete Ramey's site but just found this today:
>
> >http://hoofrehab.com/jessica.htm
>
> Um, I think the point here, is good trim. Farriers who apply shoes to
hor=
ses
> also trim before applying the forementioned. Some of them do a great
trim
> and some not so much. Same goes for bare foot trimmers.
Of course a good trim is needed in any case. But actually, the point
of this article is that a nailed on shoe cannot relieve the
compromised laminae of the stress because shoes cause the walls to
bear most of the weight - known as peripheral loading - and in a
sinker, the walls are not attached very well and should be relieved by
allowing the horse to use other structures for weight bearing.
That's the whole pull the shoes, put them in a sand pen idea. It
works much better if the trim is such that the walls are relieved, and
if there is nothing nailed on the walls making them bear weight.
cindi
cindi
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