I just bought Chris's new book off of e-bay for $130. plus $4.00 s/h
Looked all over else where and it costs $140. plus s/h

I am looking forward to reading it.

I met Chris many years ago and have admired him and all he and his family have accomplished through the years.

I also saw that Butlers Principles of Horse Shoeing 2 has shot up to well over $100. for a book that sold for quite a bit less a few years ago. I can only imagin what P of H 3 costs now. last time bought it it was $180.00

my 2 cents worth

Read page 215.

Thought you might find it interesting that butler just sued Chris for making a farrier text book. His reasons were that it was the same size and drawn pictures were similar in nature. I saw the pictures side by side and I can tell you they looked nothing alike other being the same limb or part.
Like many others have said. Chris' book is much easier to read and I believe to be better all around.

I just graduated Heartland last week btw

Congrats!! I'm jealous BTW. lol

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Thanks. That school is not for the faint of heart. Chris really wants you to succeed but I don't know if that makes it any easier.

You can go to Chris's website and read a couple full excerpts from his book. Its good stuff.

http://heartlandhorseshoeing.com/

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On page 391(lameness) figure 2(palomino horse) (http://heartlandhorseshoeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/pdfs/GTF_Lameness.pdf) is it just me or does anyone notice anything really odd about the front legs?

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You mean page 391? All kinda' odd goin' on there. Looks like he's got elbows on the wrong side of the limbs for starters. Extensor muscles blown-up, or bad photoshop?

Sure looks like an unhappy camper... Hind feet up-under like laminitis, but knuckling onto the toes in front instead of rocking-back onto the heels.

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like what's going on here: "Severe chronic laminitis with acquired flexure deformity" (from Pollitt's Color Atlas of the Horse's Foot pg 205 1995)

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Last page of Pollitt's spectacular book of color nightmares... Wife says I'm not allowed to get that one off the shelf when she's in the office.

A lot of chronic laminitis horses wind up with "contracted" tendons. But I've never had them get quite that bad... And they've usually stopped tucking the hind feet up under their bodies so obviously by that stage of the game.

A little annoying that, once you've got the feet pretty well stabilized and pain-free, the horse still wants to be stilted with the drawn-up flexor muscles.

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Rick Burten wrote:
Why yes Rick, I do notice something really odd, especially when enlarged. Don't think that one will take the Triple Crown.

Looks like the poor horse doesn't know whether he's coming or going.

Regards

Well my book arrived today. It looks pretty darn good after just flipping through the pages.

I will spend time looking at it before I go to bed at night.

Thanks Chris for putting it together....

my 2 cents worth

I used Chris's book and Butler's book to study for certification. I found they both complimented each other. The books have an entirely different feel one from the other.