Posted by M. W. Myers, D.V.M. on November 20, 2003 at 22:46:43:
In Reply to: navicular horses posted by mary on November 20, 2003 at 12:28:03:
: Do you think a horse with navicular ( syndrom/ disease) can be helped by going barefoot, as many owners testify, after exhusting all conventional shoeing methods without success.
That depends on the case and the ability of the local veterinarians and farriers to handle it. I noted your key word of "conventional" shoeing methods. Frankly, most of the older "conventional" methods are useless and some are harmful. The actual proper correction is done with a correct trim and correct shoe set rather than a "shoeing method".
The majority of the cases I see that "have tried everything" have not even tried a single newer modality and often used harmful "treatments".
M. W. Myers, D.V.M.