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RE: [RC] Low Heel & wedge pad - heidi

We're competing one that started out that way, although we've got him growing 
pretty evenly now, with good trimming and shoeing.  I'd rather try to balance 
them up through good shoeing, changing the shape of the toe on the low-heeled 
foot and setting the shoe back to encourage heel growth, and trimming as much 
heel as possible off of the high heeled side, before starting to compete.  I 
think you get better long-term results that way than you do with wedge pads, 
but that's just my nickel's worth.

Heidi


I would like to know how many of you are competing horses with mis- 
matched feet (one higher heel, one lower heel) and how many use a  
small wedge pad to lift the lower heel up?

Thanks,

Lauren



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