Jason Maki wrote:
Funny this came up the other day on the Doctors TV show they were talking about the use of stem cells for breast enlargement rather than silicone implants. They inject the stem cells and they actually grow by themselves:eek:. Maybe a possibility for the horses in the future.(digital cushion, not boobs).

Justin Decker

Thanks everyone. It was fun to do. Ron, can you post a pic of the jig you use to banana your shoes?
Justin I am glad he's doing good.:cool:

Gary Hill wrote:

People make way too much of a problem of the fit. It's nothing. With an aluminum shoe just rasp the toe and include one or two strokes over the heels keeping the COA the highest part in the foot. You'll find that it's really easy to overdo the rasping of the toe, meaning the foot is banana'd more than the shoe. Rasp the highest spot (which should be directly underneath the COA) and you're done. With a steel shoe it's even easier. A few strokes with your rasp over the toe area and burn in the shoe. Be sure not to overdo the trim before you decide to burn a banana in the foot :cool:

Because the rasp is way less than you'd perhaps expect I can not show you a pic of a foot prepared for the banana that would show much. But just to make my point here's one I use explaining the banana fit. In fact it's a pic of a foot that I just took a banana off for a reset. If you look closely you'll see some banana shape in the ground side of the foot. Most of the roll is pushed in though because of the weight on the foot.

I added a pic of the jig I made as well, 'though I hardly ever use it. Some tapping a shoe over the hardy hole works just fine to get a banana shape in the shoe.

Ronald Aalders

cuttinshoer wrote:

I know several podiatrists use this technology to promote healing. I'm not sure if it was ever tried to regain a digital cushion. But your analogy with women and silicone made me think of using silicone to replace or enhance the digital cushion


Ronald Aalders

We already do that....it is called Impression Material.

3rd cycle on this horse, the rocker bars were getting a little wore out so I rockered an SSP at the third nail hole, hard to tell by the pic. Used a little higher wedge to keep what sole depth I've gained. He hasn't grown very much foot, first time I have really trimmed any toe on him since november. There getting a little better. Looking at the pics now, should have got them a little further back.

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Just more food for thought. I like this when there is plenty of sole depth to trim a positive pa, and often use it with a full rocker shoe bar shoe. I have in the past used the modified ultimates for 30 days to increase sole depth then apply a good trim for *** pa and trim trim heel from widest part of foot to widest part of frog.