Posted by Phil Armitage on June 15, 2003 at 08:12:21:
In Reply to: question posted by mike on June 15, 2003 at 07:20:10:
: I have a 9 yr old quarter horse that is putting too much weight on her inside front feet. The outside is flaring out bad. The owner doesnt want to put shoes on to correct the problem, the owner wants me to fix the problem of getting the feet back to being symetrical with no flares. How can I do this without shoes? Do I take out more of the inside part of the sole around the bars? I dont know any advice would help. Thanks
Well there is definatly a medial lateral balance issue here. If the feet are worn short and you cannot see what to do then I would tell the owner that it is neccassary to put on shoes and grow some foot so you can establish enough wall and sole to determine balance again. Otherwise have them get X-Rays so that you can do a better job, it is there choice what to spend there money on. I would not remove anymore wall and sole without knowing for sure what the medial lateral balance is. If they do not let you do what you think is right, then refer them to another farrier.
Phil