Posted by Guenter on December 21, 2002 at 21:43:27:
To conclude the debate I stated some interesting inferences in which, if they were "dug into", would show some balance and some flaws. that is why I stated them in the manner posted. I kept personal emotion out of the debate and showed how it can objectively looked at from one point of view. i was going to give a 4th premise which was to be biomechanics taken from "Rooney's Corner" on the site, but that would be "diggin to deep" for some and shocking to others. If the subject was other "natural means" the band wagon would have been full.
"Farriers" are a small group of knowledgeable people which "should concern themselves with the whole horse not just the feet because one or more parts BALANCES the other".
Guenter
Ref- The Principals and Pratice of Horse Shoeing(Charles Holmes FWCF 1949)