Posted by Derin Foor on July 02, 2003 at 20:01:42:
In Reply to: Eggbars Vs. Backwards shoe? posted by Lisa on July 02, 2003 at 19:45:26:
: Hey all..
: I just have a question. I want to know if a backwards shoe would have the same effect as eggbars do for a severely foundered horse?? The horse rotated 15 & 20º. She's in egg bars right now. I'm just curious is all, really. Any comments? Thanks!
: Lisa
Lisa,
Do reverse shoes offer an easier breakover?...yes, in some instances
Are there better alternatives for a foundered horse that offer better support at the toe region?...yes.....Natural balance shoes to name one
15 & 20 degrees are serious amounts of rotation......a horse in this situation needs to be wedged up at the very least.....regular barshoes aren't going to help on their own....there has to be some relief for the DDFT
farriers with little knowledge about laminitis/founder want to slap on "X" to fix the problem.....there's a lot more to equation like caudal support, proper breakover, hoof capsule/bony column alignment, depth of sole,etc
Derin