Lateral Extensions good or bad

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not quite sure what you are saying Tom , i presume you mean he is the one saying to use lat extensions on performance horses ,yes ?

I believe that the lateral extensions became "popular" shortly after Hayden Price started making his presentations. He uses them for specific situations and seems to be pretty clear about that. But it seems that a lot of folks use them for everything whether it needs it or not.

sorry , yes he does point out it is a short term fix and like i said is detrimental long term , it another fashion thing which as you say is not applied for the correct reasons ,as usualthey read chapter one and know it all ,the rest of the book is irrelevant

More like not read anything and just copy what the rumors indicate "everybody else" is doing because that's what the vets want . . . lately.

good point

I use them more on usually the hind foot that supports then horse when sleeping? Usually that hind will have issues with the lateral heels crushing and under running, IMO. Then of course it seems the diagonal front is atad upright?? Anyone else see this ?

The last pair i put on the horse was lame
before i shod him.
the horse hadent jumped for two years
he is jumping away now not abother on him
so what doyou do keep shoeing him that way or not

Smitty if you hadn't been shoeing the horse all along then I would bet it was "you" that made the difference more than anything else.

it was my first time shoeing him

Horse is probably wondering where you've been all his life.

I shod this horse regularly up til the owner hurt herself about a year ago and it went away on loan. I shod it fairly conventionally, with just a bit of extra width on the lateral heel. Never seemed to be a problem.
The horse came back a week or so ago and lost a shoe, so I was called to replace it and I found that it had been fitted with lateral extensions:







Now I always remember him being somewhat base-narrow, but now he seems to stand like he's wearing a nappy (diaper) full of crap





So I assume that those lateral extensions are having the effect of opening up his stance, but is that not going to be putting stress on the joints and ligaments higher up in the bony column?
If a horse is naturally base narrow, is there anything wrong in leaving him base narrow?

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ReallY!! The trim was missed badly. A garbage can lid nailed up would have been better...FK! The shoe didn't even cover the LATERAL heel!

I would be curious to talk to the farrier who had been shoeing the horse since you last saw it. Maybe there's some history that goes along with the shoeing.

Awww shucks couldn't have missed by more than 1/2" . . .

why? shoeing the idea instead of the ideal....... there is the explanation. "The Way".. "Ba Bam"

Haven't you guys heard of "air cooled" heels? Is Hayden marketing those shoes commercially now?

Hayden is a good sort. To closely sided with article he wrote. Wife's horse had the "twist".

no point of lateral ex if you dont cover the heel