On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 02:06:24PM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote: > > > what do you think of changing stjarni's barefoot trim so he can trot? > > > > > How would that be done?
mostly it seemed to involve giving him a beveled edge, rather than leaving the hoof wall long where it developed many chips and seemed painful and sensitive. but i am not a farrier; this is just an uninformed observation. > walking horse people who alter gait say to cure pace you weight the > frint, to cure trot you weight the back. I bet starnji's change had > something to do with the rear feet. or would that be the opposite... > maybe the rear feet were cut too short or too long? his rear feet had been bare for almost a year, and aside from some what my farrier called "slight flaring" near the heels were in good shape. --vicka
