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Re: [RC] Low Heel & wedge pad - Kathy Mayeda

In Beau's high heel, I found it essential to take off some of the toe also. I don't lower the heel to try and change the angle, I keep the angle the same. But I also have to keep an agressive schedule to keep the heel from growing to immense proportions.

If you have a dish, that means P3 is sitting in a distorted capsule and you probably also have a little stretching of the whiteline there. I used to get that all the time with farriers who try and change the angle. Beau no longer has a dish in that hoof and he's doing just fine. And yes, I have to be aggressive about keeping toe back on the low heel, and also on the heel to keep that heel from skiing forward and getting under-run.

The key to a high-low syndrome horse is to keep trimming cycles short. I trim Beau every 2-3 weeks, Beamer every 4-5 weeks because she develops flares easily as well as being high-low to a lesser degree than Beau.

Drako seems to do fine with long cycles because he has perfectly symmetrical feet. I get so busy trimming the other two, that sometimes his horn rim actually gets to be 1/2"-3/4" before I get the nippers out on him!

K.


----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Standefer" <kstandefer@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'Lauren Horn'" <4horn4@xxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] Low Heel & wedge pad



Have a 15 year old gelding who has a pretty good hi/lo syndrome. I don't
wedge. I just trim the feet balanced unto themselves. The most important
thing for keeping him sound has been to keep his breakover back on BOTH feet
as well as keeping the heels trimmed (hi foot, the heels grow tall, lo foot
the heels grow forward.........BOTH need to be trimmed to keep them where
they should be). The high foot tends to achieve a long toe and then dish.
It looks funny when I chop the toes off, but he moves better. Next most
important thing has been shortening the shoeing cycle to 4 weeks to keep the
hooves in better balance.


Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-
owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lauren Horn
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:15 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] Low Heel & wedge pad

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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Replies
[RC] Low Heel & wedge pad, Lauren Horn
RE: [RC] Low Heel & wedge pad, Karen Standefer