Posted by rene on July 01, 2004 at 16:22:11:
In Reply to: Re: CORRECTIVE TRIMMING posted by Phil Armitage on October 22, 2003 at 07:18:03:
: : COULD SOMEONE TELL WHICH IS THE CORRECT WAY TO TRIM THE HOOF ON A HORSE THAT IS TOEING INWARD?
: : DO YOU TRIM ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOOF TO JUST PAST CENTER ?
: : OR WOULD YOU TRIM ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOOF TO JUST PAST CENTER TO TURN IT OUTWARD.
: : Thanks!
: : Donna
: Stop yelling Donna, typeing in all caps on E-mail or on the Web is yelling. The correct way to trim is to balance the feet to the bone coloumb and conformation of the horse. Using the landmarks on the bottom of the feet is a good quide or the use of Radiographs works well. The Farrier should be able to determine what is correct by observing the the bottom of the foot and conformation of the horse and how they move. If your getting conflicting opinions from others and they do not have an understanding of how to analyze the bottom of your horses feet, observe conformation and watch your horse move then I would not trust there input. Also you do not correct toe in or out or any deviation to the foot and limb once the horse is matured, these types of deviations can only be correct at a very young age like within the first couple of months from birth. Trying to correct anything in matured horses or adult horses will cause lameness. If the horse is crooked due to poor trimming then that is a different story and needs to be corrected and it takes a trained and experienced farrier to determine this.
: Phil
My follow up was not posted. Possibly because I was not pleased with Phil's non-responce. Donna I believe you trim on the opposite side of the toe-in. Place your palm flat on the table as if it is toed-in. Notice that if you raise the outside of your palm the toe-in worsens, and visa versa. So, if you make the outside higher than the toe-in, it should make matters worse. Thus I believe that you trim the toe-in side more.