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I've been poised to stick egg bars on Hal because of the no heel
problem. However he has grown more heel over the year that we've had
him, possibly because of the diet and supplements. He used to have a
wedge pad under one front leg, which I had removed as soon as we got
him. That one foot still has less heel than the others but it's better
than it was. Slowly we are straightening out his hoofs which started at
42 degrees.
The only thing that stops me jumping in with the eggbars right away is
that his feet are pretty cheesy and don't hold the nails well, and the
walls often collapse around the nails. With that over hang on the back
the chances of pulling off the shoes increases, especially on the rocky
hard surfaces we have here.
If I do go to them I will probably use pads to keep the rocks from
getting in under the shoe at the frog. Even with regular shoes, Hal has
picked up some large rocks (about 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter and 1 inch
thick) and it's a devil's job to get them out. The other thing I'm
inclined to do is try one size larger of regular shoe so that there is
more over hang at the back, same increased possibility of pull of but
more support with less of a rock problem.
On a slightly different tangent I was thinking that it would be nice if
they made the worl racing plate in steel or titanium. Regular wide webs
last us 4 to 5 weeks.
-- Open the bay door please, Hal.
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