Hoof Balance and Trim

Well the npa post got a lot of interest. This hoof will come along nicely. I like to keep things simple. You can overcomplicate and overthink things. This sweet mare is doing better and the prior farrier had health surgery issues and couldn't take care of. Lack of farrier leads quickly to this. Through no fault of the owner who tried her best.

Npa or negative palmer or plantar angle is rather common, but more commonly seen in hind feet. This is the front. The remedy is to pay attention to the sole and make corrections to where it needs to be. It seems simple and it is but you have to be able to read the hoof and horse. How far and how fast can you push the foot?

Pre trim picture and x ray. What do you see?

Although this hoof shrunk a little bit I wanted to show the relationship of the coffin bone to the sole.

Got to have time for a ride. Alyzabeth Boyce you look good in that cowboy hat. Lol

When you trim a wee wittle hoof💕 for the first trim in his life.

When you get to work with one of your favorite people. Plus we both wore the same color shirt lol

With horses there are no dead ends.

There's plenty of horses to work on. I always say we are all trying to get to Rome. Bagging on another person doesn't look good, on social media or in person. Good life tip for the keyboard Karen types 😉