What does the [on going] presence of growth/fever rings suggest to you? Couple that with your observations regarding the first photo. What does that suggest to you?[/quote] Tells me you like to shoe on rocks?????)) Sorry to interrupt!!)
Suggests that the medial side was too long and flaring out as such. From what I could tell the horse doesn't have a gait abnormality to such a degree that it'd put undo pressure on the medial side. Wall length vs Heel height........... saying the toe is a bit stretched forward and the heels are following to a degree? Slight metabolic upsets. Horse has markers for being IR, fat deposits in the neck and behind the shoulder. Owner is aware she needs to loose some weight. I'm lost here. I don't see the correlation between the two.
Look at the coronary bands. Does their orientation appear correct to you? If not, what would be a primary cause for that orientation and what would be one effect of that orientation? Its not "wall length VS heel height", its wall length AND heel height"
Why is it rarely does anyone address the stress rings seen on many of the hoof examples ? How long have you been trimming the animal and why are the stress rings still present ? Does that infere that what your trying to do isn't actually relieving the occuring stress on the hoof wall thus creating and maintaining the signs of stress visible via the stress rings ? IF your trim is to balance and through this process relieve stress, that could be causing crushed/under wrung heels or long toes or flairs then why do we see stress rings still on some of the hoof walls ? If your tires are out of alignment then they will wear uneven and or cup. When alignment is correct the tire will wear even and the previous results will disapear. This should be the same with the foot if the trims are doing the job you all intend them to do. Jaye said in a recent post, "the horse will tell you, inother words look at the hoof and actually see if your getting the results you should be. my 2 cents worth
Would it not depend on whether the rings are metabolic or mechanically induced? Ongoing metabolic issues or other internal issues that are beyond the scope of the services we provide... Basically, I agree. That said, as noted, there are reasons/causes for the rings that are beyond the scope of the hoofcare we provide.
Are you saying that driving nails in the outer wall diminishes hoof strength and integrity? Just trying to understand your point. Regards
when the hoof grows you will eventually reach the exit point of each nail when the wall is trimmed. The nails on the inner pigmentation were the ones used for the previous shoeing 9 weeks ago and the ones on the outer wall were used the shoeing before that. Here is the same hoof on the same day at a dorsal view. When the shoe is nailed up, I aim to go for "white line nailing" to allow for maximum hold of the shoe and retention of hoof wall strength. As you can see where the nailholes descend they will after a period of time and trimming reach the outer layer. Hope that helps
Bruce, I agree with what your saying. I believe the current stress rings are metabolic in nature. The horse is overweight and has the "cresty" neck with fat deposits behind the withers which could indicate it's IR. Horse is also in very lush pasture and owner is still feeding a small amount so she can get the horse to eat it's supplements. I've discussed getting some weight off the horse and she agrees.
I finally found that pic of my trim........after unpacking for 10 months into the new house...now how do you post it?
History of retained sole, always have some to pare out. Was shod, slightly overdue, owner wanted left barefoot for three weeks (money), horse was overweight now in healthy range, does NOT test sensitive in the toe, plenty of sole mass, some reaction to pressure on the heels/frog. Owner reports no signs of lameness, stalled during the day and out at night. Didn't dress the outer wall this time. 52° on LF. 51° on RF.
