Re: Hoof Angles/Pastern Angles(2)

[Karen Standefer <hrschk@yahoo.com>]

>>>In your experience, what is the normal range of
>>>coffin bone angles?<<
>
>> Wow, normal range. Not sure. I know the healthy
range (endurance sound) is ground
parallel..........period.<<

>Oops - no, I mean the angle from the base of the
coffin bone to the ventral edge (viewed in profile of
course) - i.e. the angle of the hoof when the laminae
are intact and the bottom of P3 is ground parallel.<

The front coffin bones are 45 degrees and the rears
are 55 degrees.  This data comes from measuring the
coffin bone of hooves that have been dissected. 
That's why I want the hoof angles to be 45 fronts and
55 behinds.  If he coffin bone is ground parallel then
the ventral wall of the hoof must be also parallel to
the ventral wall fo the coffin bone.  This can be
achieved with a 30 degree hairline because that
hairline aligns the hoof wall with a ground parallel
coffin bone.  In my experience, until that hairline is
achieved, the coffin bone is not ground parallel. 

Karen


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