Proper trim

[GNix46]

I would appreciate if some one would post some pics with the proper trim on a paso. I believe our farrier is trimming off to much heel.

G

[SandyMM]

Every horse, every hoof - repeat after me..... "Leave the heel, take the toe".... Sometimes it works...

Actually, our current farrier is doing relatively well - at least he's willing to listen....

George - post some pix....

[GNix46]

will do. He is coming today, so I plan on talking to him, maybe even come to the computer.

G

[pnalley]

ME to. I have been using my farrier for years. I still tell him to not touch the heal, I want the angles really up.

Donald has been trimming ours lately. He does a pretty good job. He gives the edge a hard bevel to keep them from chipping up. It apperas as though he's doing a balanced job too

[GNix46]

UPDATE!!!!!!!
I sat our guy down and told him what my concerns were, then showed him on a few of the horses. I thought he was taken to much heel off on some of the horses we ride regular. He is taken none of the heel off, he told me as the horse mature they will look like that from riding, weight gain, etc. Makes sense. I check several horses after he left, and they all had there heels.

G

[SandyMM]

Pictures??

[Pavon3307]

I recall there being a big story on this in the paso fino magazine. I think it was in either in a 2007 or 2008 issue. I actually made a copy of it and gave it to our farrier.

Does anyone remember this?

[Leather]

So what is everybody's definition of "leaving the heel"?

I'm just curious because of an experience my friend had with her Paso. He had the same farrier for years per the recommendation of his breeder.

He really didn't gait well and my friend was told he was just lazy. He stood like a circus horse balancing on a little stool, and couldn't turn in a small circle very well.

My friend eventually took him in for a lameness exam and he was diagnosed with caudal foot pain. Essentially the back of his feet hurt because of his high heels.

She got a shoeing prescription and a new farrier.

Here are before and after pictures. Notice how much further back the heel has moved in relation to the cannon bone.

He had his wedges on for a few cycles, now he's barefoot. He's now also a gaiting machine, he's less grumpy and his central sulcus thrush has cleared up.

Old feet:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j115/jovianrider/OldHeelPlacement.jpg

New feet:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j115/jovianrider/NewHeelPlacement.jpg

Old stance:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j115/jovianrider/9-14-09HoofPix001.jpg

New stance (same day):
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j115/jovianrider/9-14-09HoofPix008.jpg