Can you do that by taking too much toe from the top and / or bottom? Saw a picture of a horse that the Vet took out of wedges in the hinds, and lopped off the toe top and bottom to achieve the desired angle. Horse now has mule looking hooves. Very stumpy. What are the possible ill effects of such a method? Aside from soreness, thinking long term stuff.
Underlying most cases of laminits is some metabolic condition. Horses are turned out in a lush pasture one founders but the rest are OK. They get into the grain. One founders the rest are OK. and so on. The event that triggers the laminitic episode generally is "uncovering" a low grade simmering chronic laminitic condition. Improper trimming can be one of these triggers but does not create laminits. Endotoximia driven laminitis from a retained placenta is an exception. There may be others as well but most horses that founder have too rich a diet and are underworked.
I've seen five or six horses with mechanically induced laminits in the short time ive been in saudi all due to removing too much heel from club footed horses trying to make it a regular foot, heres one in this x ray she had a styrafoam pad taped to the hoof which she compressed at the toe in 12hrs
