Corrective Shoeing...
Standard horseshoes are made from steel and are concave. This elevates the frog, leaving the heels with more weight to carry. Strong-footed horses can cope with this, but weaker-footed ones run into problems, no matter how well they are shod. Horses with weak, flat feet and collapsed heels will benefit from a modified design of shoe, which enlarges the ground-bearing surface at the heels, such as an egg-bar and heart-bar shoe.
The unshod foot bears most weight on the hoof wall and frog, with the sole bearing only minimal weight. The frog has a large area of contact with the ground, giving the back of the foot a larger overall bearing surface than the toe area. The front of the foot tends to wear more than the heel area. The combination of a larger heel/ground surface and greater toe wear helps to maintain the normal axis. Read More...
The unshod foot bears most weight on the hoof wall and frog, with the sole bearing only minimal weight. The frog has a large area of contact with the ground, giving the back of the foot a larger overall bearing surface than the toe area. The front of the foot tends to wear more than the heel area. The combination of a larger heel/ground surface and greater toe wear helps to maintain the normal axis. Read More...
- Hoof Cast
- Laminitis
- Hoof cracks
- Arthritic conditions
- Seedy toe
- Damaged / broken down tendons
- White Line disease
- Developmental disorders
- Any other abnormality of gait
- Fractures of the pedal bone
- Post operative hospital plate shoes eg: street nail procedure
- Brushing, speedy cutting, over reaching, and forging
- Sheared heels and all foot imbalances
- Stumbling - including consideration of medical problems and veterinary involvement
- Caudal heel pain / navicular syndrome
- Pads for protection / concussion
- Pads to alter hoof balance (wedges)
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