The outer walls are taller than the inner hoof walls. There is evidence of toe separation (seedy toe) seen on the freshly rasped hoof toes.
One horse with 2 completely different front hooves. The RF has vertical side walls, a dished in toe, elevated coronary band on the inside, and long and uneven heels. The LF appears more normal with a balanced shape and even coronary band, however, the hoof pastern axis is slightly broken and the heels are underslung (these can be seen in the side view.
Horse B - One horse with 2 completely different front hooves. The RF has vertical side walls, a dished in toe, elevated coronary band on the inside, and long and uneven heels. The LF appears more normal with a balanced shape and even coronary band, however, the hoof pastern axis is slightly broken and the heels are underslung (these can be seen in the side view). The toe of this shoe is rolled and set back from the toe of the hoof to help in break-over and easing the tug of the deep digital flexor tendon on the navicular bone. The side clips helps to maintain the shoe in position and to support the side walls of the hoof.
Horse B - One horse with 2 completely different front hooves. The RF has vertical side walls, a dished in toe, elevated coronary band on the inside, and long and uneven heels. The LF appears more normal with a balanced shape and even coronary band, however, the hoof pastern axis is slightly broken and the heels are underslung (these can be seen in the side view). The toe of this shoe is rolled and set back from the toe of the hoof to help in break-over and easing the tug of the deep digital flexor tendon on the navicular bone. The side clips helps to maintain the shoe in position and to support the side walls of the hoof.
Horse B - One horse with 2 completely different front hooves. The RF has vertical side walls, a dished in toe, elevated coronary band on the inside, and long and uneven heels. The LF appears more normal with a balanced shape and even coronary band, however, the hoof pastern axis is slightly broken and the heels are underslung (these can be seen in the side view.
Horse B - One horse with 2 completely different front hooves. The RF has vertical side walls, a dished in toe, elevated coronary band on the inside, and long and uneven heels. The LF appears more normal with a balanced shape and even coronary band, however, the hoof pastern axis is slightly broken and the heels are underslung.
Horse B - One horse with 2 completely different front hooves. The RF has vertical side walls, a dished in toe, elevated coronary band on the inside, and long and uneven heels. The LF appears more normal with a balanced shape and even coronary band, however, the hoof pastern axis is slightly broken and the heels are underslung.
Horse B - One horse with 2 completely different front hooves. This is the left hoof that appears more normal with a balanced shape and even coronary band, however, the hoof pastern axis is slightly broken and the heels are underslung (not seen in this image).
Horse B - One horse with 2 completely different front hooves. The RF has vertical side walls, a dished in toe, elevated coronary band on the inside, and long and uneven heels.
Pulsing magnetic therapy plate.
28 year old warmblood with platter like hooves. Note the long toe and low heel. the heels are undershot with the wall touching the ground well in front of the bulbs of the heel. He is not sound for work but does well in retirement.
28 year old warmblood with platter like hooves. Note the long toe and low heel. the heels are undershot with the wall touching the ground well in front of the bulbs of the heel. He is not sound for work but does well in retirement.
28 year old warmblood with platter like hooves. Note the long toe and low heel. the heels are undershot with the wall touching the ground well in front of the bulbs of the heel. He is not sound for work but does well in retirement.
28 year old warmblood with platter like hooves. Note the long toe and low heel. the heels are undershot with the wall touching the ground well in front of the bulbs of the heel. He is not sound for work but does well in retirement.
28 year old warmblood with platter like hooves. Note the long toe and low heel. the heels are undershot with the wall touching the ground well in front of the bulbs of the heel. He is not sound for work but does well in retirement.
Normal hoof shape in a 5 yr old Lusitano. Note the symmetric angles of the medial and lateral hoof walls, the roundness, and the size of the hoof for the horse. Perfect hooves. This horse has never been shod and has been turned out in a large Kentucky field with 100 other horses.
A poor quality hoof with non-parallel horn tubules and a moderately under-run heel.
Severely under-run heels which shoeing is attempting to support but I would need more information to comment on why this horse is shod this way.
Horse A - Both hooves have severely under-run heels and you can see the tubules of the heels of the LF being crushed under the weight landing heel first. While the toe remains on the ground, you can almost feel the horse leaning back placing his weight on the heels. This horse is heading for hoof pain if he isn’t there already to some degree.
Horse J - The LF hoof of this horse has an asymmetric hoof and an offset pastern entering the hoof.
Horse J - The LF hoof of this horse has an asymmetric hoof and an offset pastern entering the hoof. This rear view shows the uneven heels and the lateral deviation of both heels.
Horse J - The LF hoof of this horse has an asymmetric hoof and an offset pastern entering the hoof. This view shows the vertical medial wall, the higher medial heel and the horizontal splay of the lateral heel and hoof wall. This geometry is a result of the medial side landing first causing an upright wall and elevated heel and the lateral side landing last with the force vectors being more horizontal and moving the wall outward.
Horse J - The LF hoof of this horse has an asymmetric hoof and an offset pastern entering the hoof. This view shows the vertical medial wall and the higher medial heel next to my hand as well as the broken hoof wall from the increased downward load of the horse. The sole is not divided equally but the medial side has less area than the lateral when a line is drawn from the toe to the point of the frog.
Horse J - the RF hoof also showing a sheared hoof with a vertical medial wall and a laterally splayed lateral wall. These are not as obvious when viewing from the front because the LF is more deviated.
Horse J - the RF hoof also showing the vertical medial wall and the higher medial heel away from my hand as well as the broken hoof wall from the increased downward load of the horse. The sole is not divided equally but the medial side has less area than the lateral when a line is drawn from the toe to the point of the frog.
Horse J the day after trimming.
Horse J the day after trimming.
Horse J the day after trimming. While the hoof looks balanced, the lateral heel is still more rostral (forward toward the toe) and has a crushed shape. This indicates that she is landing at the lateral heel first crushing it in (see video). The chipped medial quarter is from the take off phase.
Horse J - the day after trimming (2 days after the 1st images). The medial heel (left side) is taller while the lateral heel and quarter are splayed out. From this image it is clear the horizontal component of the vector analysis is forcing the hoof to move laterally (to the right in this image). There is a video of the movement of these limbs. 5 years later: the hooves have been supplemented with protein and trimmed correctly and the hooves are normal (images to follow).
