owen charles wrote:This is the exact sort of ball park piffle that's worrying with the veterinary world today & that's not leaving out the so called expert farrier clinicians.
Its hard to refrain from sarcasm, But one could say.The average man in the streets wild guess would be more accurate & more adapt on the subject .
Dr Myers what flaws do you see in that hoof in the photograph you presented. rendering it a useless representation to draw conclusion from & that you would never use as a broad guide for determining average coronet angles in a horse .
The general discussion aside from your direct critique is that coronet angles do not really fit into the equation. I see you have some rather rigid opinions that few people share about a great many topics, but I prefer keeping an open mind and continuing to look for better ways to accomplish goals and move forward. I have excellent results with my "piffle", so I will continue to use it and improve my skills and share my findings for everyone's review and benefit where applicable. Pat and I are merely discussing our respective observations and ideas regarding the Metron program and it's pluses and minuses. There are no perfect solutions, not even yours, at this time.
"Best guesses" may work well for the backyard horse, but some real data usually needs to be applied to the upper level performance horses. The farrier and veterinary professions are constantly evolving and one can either move forward with new ideas and technology or fall into the path of the dinosaur.
M. W. Myers, D.V.M.