Both of the feet below were photographed during the same month.
The foot to the left had previously been in my shoeing program and was moved to another Farrier's care. The photos here were taken after 2 shoeings using accepted traditional shoeing methods. You can see that there is considerable deformation occurring at this time.
The foot to the right was not reset for 13 weeks due to problems with scheduling. You will readily see that even though the foot has gone 3 times as long between shoeings as the foot to the left, There is no deformation occurring at all. THIS FOOT IS IN DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM!
Both feet were subject to similar conditions and work levels.
For more information, PLEASE Click on the link below to download a PDF file on a horse with a Quarter-crack and the hoof distortions that created them.
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