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Well .. I said "farriers", not "specialists".  I live in Lakeside,  
CA ... the redneck capital of - well, if not the world, at least  
Southern California.  It is just the impression I have -- there are  
farriers that don't even use a hoof gauge, let alone something like  
the "hoof wizard".   Specialists are a different sort of animal.  When  
you consult a specialist, you generally a) expect to pay more, and b)  
expect them to use different techniques (including x-rays, etc.).

Regardless of that - I still am not convinced that this thing is  
foolproof enough.  It looks as if it would be really easy to attach it  
at a slant, which would not be a good thing for the horse.


On Aug 13, 2008, at 8:20 AM, Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/ 
SGSLF wrote:

> The specialist I hired for my mare's feet drew lines on her hoofs.   
> I thought it was a good idea and he's far from being an amateur.   
> But then he also had my EponaTech images to use as reference points  
> so he could get the best angles in relation to her bones.
>
> Carrie Kitley
> 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB
> DMLSS Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS)
> CACI International Inc  www.caci.com
> dsn 276-1077, Comm (805) 606-1077
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> carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> ] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Walker
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:14 AM
> To: Ridecamp
> Subject: Re: [RC] Hoof Wizard...What do you guys think??
>
> Well, my first impression after watching a couple of the videos, is  
> that this thing is just as prone to mistakes as anything else.  It  
> depends on positioning the plastic guide pretty exactly ... they say  
> in the video that "a fraction of an inch" is critical.  OK .... the  
> thing is positioned by hand and eye, and I really didn't see  
> anything that made a really good guide for positioning it.
>
> You still have to eyeball the line you draw on the hoof with the  
> actual bottom of the hoof, and I DON'T think that line is where you  
> want to trim the hoof to - unless your horse grows a lot of hoof.
>
>
> $119 for a piece of plastic, a white grease pencil and an  
> instructional video seems kind of pricey.
>
> I also think that most farriers would not be open to using such a  
> thing -- regardless of whether it works or not, I would bet that the  
> reaction would be along the lines of "You have to be kidding -  
> drawing lines on the hoof would make me look like an amateur to my  
> customers".  Some will use a hoof angle measure, but something where  
> they draw lines?  I don't think so.  That is not a point for folks  
> that do their own trimming, but I don't think that is the majority  
> of horse owners.
>
>
> On Aug 13, 2008, at 7:44 AM, Steven Hay wrote:
>
>
> I got this e-mail about this product called the 'Hoof Wizard' the  
> other day, and since we always seem to be talking about feet and  
> shoeing I thought I would ask what ya'll thought of this????   http://www.hoofwizard.com/index.php
>
>  I don't know it just seems so oversimplified....
>
> Thanks,
>  Steven H. in PA
>
>
>
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