Re: radiographic evidence of barefoot trim fixing a "sinker"

cindi wrote:

(snip)

> The heel height dictates
> the angle of the coffin bone with the ground, and ALL horses,
> regardless of how big their feet are, need coffin bones that are
> almost ground parallel, or that are ground parallel. 

When you say "almost ground parallel," you need to specify on the 
positive side.  I don't think any horse is going to be comfortable or 
sound forever with even a slight negative angle, something that is being 
called "reverse founder" apparently due to the increased recognition of 
how common it is I guess.

Also, I am told there are some horses who are not comfotable at parallel 
and must be maintained at a small positive angle to be comfortable in 
the work.  Trial and error.

sharon