Posted by TE Couch on July 16, 2003 at 06:19:37:
In Reply to: Re: Eggbars Vs. Backwards shoe? posted by TE Couch on July 13, 2003 at 07:28:42:
: Patty - are you talking about the before and after xrays in section 7 of naturalhorsetrim showing destruction in 2 years?
: TE
: : And this is not the first horse I have seen who;s bones were ruined in an honest attempt to "fix" shoeing problems by removing shoes completely or by forcing an individual foot into a form it simply should not ever achieve given the individual conformation or the sitution. There is one set of 'before and after' Xrays on the naturalhooftrim site who's coffin bones are wrecked due to developing pedal osteitis after two years of Strasser trimming. The unfortunate thing is the horse was sound before the trimming commenced, but is now not, and will have to live with damaged bones forever.
: . Patty
Patty - If you are referring to the xrays in section 7 you are totally WRONG - this is a horse that indeed has coffin bone deteriation in 2 years + of incorrect trimming - BUT - the horse was/is a founder - the horse IS NOT AND HAS NOT been trimmed by a Strasser CHS. The horse WAS NOT sound when barefoot trimming was initiated. The horse WAS cared for by a barefoot trimmer but the trimmer was/is a practitioner of another "style" ( based on wild horse hooves )
It is very unfortunate BUT IN NO WAY RELATED TO THE STRASSER METHOD. The horse was left with too high heels and the toe was trimmed for a certain toe length in inches leaving the horse too steep and on it's toes. The owner was confident the trimmer she used knew what he was doing and was very upset and saddened when the horse failed to improve , she was shocked upon seeing the follow up xrays showing bone loss.
Reading the text with the xrays the naturalhorsetrim site is warning people what can happen if you trim a horse and plug in certain toe length in inches without considering what is going on inside a hoof.
TE