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Post by missyclare on Apr 14, 2006 19:14:44 GMT -5
Has anyone had a look into this new thing? It's been a wonderful new adventure for me! Now I can actually hear what their feet are saying to me and I'm trimming not to a set of parameters or to conformation above the hoof, but by what the foot is telling me and they're speaking volumes! I thought I'd post this site, should anyone be interested. Pete Ramey is one of the pioneers in this and this site has additions to his book on it. The book is "Making Natural Hoof Care Work For You." I've read it twice already and have it all marked up with a highlighter already! What a leap forward in my education on the concept. I'm no longer looking and looking at what I'm trying to achieve, but listening and doing what I'm told instead. Fascinating! Anyhoo, here is the website. If you go there, see the article on the wild horses first. It's a good place to start. www.hoofrehab.com/index.htm |
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Post by missyclare on Apr 22, 2006 10:41:37 GMT -5
This is my namesake, Missyclare's foot. She has had pasture trims all her life of 20 years and has never been left long. She has this laid back scenario going on the whole time. Her heels are stretched forward, along with stress on the white line, that has also been stretched forward at the toe..along with the toe. He whole hoof is just one big flare. With pasture trims, this has never been corrected. She has always been ouchy on gravel because she has had a thin sole. I am trying to get her foot back under her and drive the navicular bone back up into the hoof capsule in order to eventually give her rock crushing feet. She still has a long ways to go, but she already thinks she has rock crushing feet and is no longer tender. She's never had shoes. I'd just thought I would post this to give you guys a look at the barefoot trim and how different it looks from a pasture trim.  |
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Post by missyclare on Sept 4, 2006 0:44:14 GMT -5
Hi There! My computer crashed and I lost contact with this website for a few months. Pretty quiet here. I hope I don't end up talking to myself  I just wanted to report in. I've continued to study the barefoot trim. Now, I can talk P3 and neg. palmer angles with the best of them! Well, sorta....I will always remain humble. I've been trimming my 3 horses feets and am halfway thru transitioning....been about 5 months, I guess. I talked Helen into getting a barefoot trim on her horses and she has begun on this new adventure as well.  I thought I would try to post some pictures of how my worst hooves in the bunch have come....the more pathology, the better the learning, I guess....so Missyclare, it is. She's an 18 year old Quarter Horse, out 24/7 and never has had shoes on. Since she's never had shoes, her feet were not as pathological, but all these years of a pasture trim did some really nice damage on its own. I originally asked my farrier to check up on me occasionally, but once I got going, I never looked back. I am thinking that by now, you guys may have heard of the barefoot trim. I'm hoping that some of you may be interested. We have a barefoot trimmer in the area now. It's gained recognition by the amazing results of bringing foundered horses back to rock crushing feets in as little a 7 months. I don't do Strausser, a bit too nasty and soring. Anyway, have a look at the pics and let them speak for themselves.It's been a real adventure with her, but you can see the new hoof that wants to be coming halfway down her wall and when it hits the ground, we'll be having a big celebration around here! This was 2 days after her pasture trim and when I started in March  RF Solar shot in March.  April   June  Hoof is getting smaller, but is still oval and should be round. Had a bout with thrush that shriveled my froggy in so fast! Still a long way to go..digital cushion under frog and frog still needs a lot of development  August The wall tubules are still stretched forward. They should be parallel with the pastern angle. Look at the darker area on the top part of the hoof wall. See how the new hoof has come in tighter and how the old hoof growing out is at a different, more flared angle? The trick is to manage the old growth, so it won't interfere with the new growth. Once that new growth comes down, she'll have rock crushing feets!    3 weeks later in August. See how my frog is starting to come back up and fill out and eventually help the heels? The heels are still long, but I can't lower them till the sole tells me I can. Once I get frog and heel to meet in the middle, they work together. In order to help this along, I've got Old Mac Boots on order with froggy pads, to fill in that space/depth between them and it will work that frog and tell it to wake up and stop atrophying from lack of use. Note the difference of the length between the profile of the heel bulbs and the heel platform in the first and last pictures. See how it has shortened and become more upright? If I've peaked anyone's curiosity and you would like to ask questions, I'll do my best to answer them. |
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Post by missyclare on Feb 13, 2007 0:53:54 GMT -5
Wow! 165 hits and not one question or comment! I guess I am talking to myself! I get the feeling that you all think I'm crazy, but no matter...I'll just carry on.... ;D These pics are from Jan 28th. It's slow going. Flare forward is one of the hardest things to rectify and since she's been like this for 20 years, its probably going to take a couple to years to get fully transitioned. She's got a heel first landing on asphalt and has never moved more freely and with confidence. RF Solar  RF Solar Side This shot shows you the concavity she's getting. The sole is becoming concave, which means its getting thicker. I've never touched it with a rasp. Heels are getting shorter too.  RF Heel   She's a happy camper! Thought I'd stick this one in...done in a moment of inspiration ;D HIs name is Barefoot Bob, lol!  (Poor Bob! Little does he know that he's terribly flared forward!) |
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