On Jul 10, 8:08=A0pm, Ocean of Nuance <lizzardwomanRM...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> When you say "almost ground parallel," you need to specify on the
> positive side. =A0I 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.
Negative angles are no good, which is why I say almost ground parallel
or ground parallel but do not say less than ground parallel. :-)
> 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. =A0Trial and error.
I think they all might eventually get there, with the right
management, but the ultimate idea is to respect the live sole plane,
and Ramey says that sometimes the live sole plane is not where he'd
"like" it to be, given his ideas about where the heels should be and
the angle of the coffin bone wrt the ground. But he respects the live
sole plane and trims to that, and then eventually it moves - like
driving up the quick - and he's able to take the heels the rest of the
way down.
cindi
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