Stewart's Corral
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archive photos for hoof trimming of "Cowgirl"
7 yr old Arab-QH-Standardbred mare
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2009.Aug.20
Most recent picture. No significant change from earlier report. No improvement either.
FL
thumbnail FrontLeft side
thumbnail FrontLeft rear
thumbnail FrontLeft rear
thumbnail FrontLeft solar
thumbnail FrontLeft flat
thumbnail FrontLeft angle
thumbnail FrontLeft angle
FR
HL
HR
2008.Sep.04
Trimmed heels.
FL
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft side
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft rear
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft solar
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft sole 15* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft 30* angle
FR
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight side
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight rear
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight sole 10* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight 30* angle
HL
HR
 

2008.Aug.27
Have repaired both boots, and now her back is out...

2008.Aug.21-23
Looking good except heels still tend to grow too fast, and she tends to land toe first, and lean forward to keep pressure off heels. She still shifts weight only gingerly, but when left behind in paddock/pasture, she gallops around as if nothing is wrong. (excitement will do that)
On the trail she starts off eager to trot, then slows down. Obviously, her heels get sore after 30 minutes.
FL
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft side
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft front
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft rear
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft solar
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft sole 15* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft 20* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft 30* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft 60* angle
FR
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight side
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight front
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight rear
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight sole 10* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight 30* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight 45* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight 50* angle
HL
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft side angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft front
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft rear
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft sole 15* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft 30* angle
HR
 
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight front
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight rear
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight sole 15* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight 30* angle
 
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight 60* angle

2008.Aug.20
Try inserting comfort pads. There were no mis-steps, or lameness, and she trotted out as normal, but she still held her breath and even bit my leg. (Her way of saying Ouch)
Turn out with boots on to see if it encourages movement... She cantered and galloped around.
Not very conclusive.

1/5 scale thumbnail Missing 2 boots Hey! Where are your boots?

2008.Aug.15
Interesting week, 106 degree days, plus 3rd week of xeno-detox at peak, so she is sweating some, and very much in heat. Hope the toxins are leaving!

2008.Jul.25
Lower front heels. Finally looking correct.

2008.Jun.06
Got around to taking pictures. Looking good except heels still tend to grow too fast, and she tends to land toe first. Now treating it as a fungal infection in her heels by soaking in oxine.
FL
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft side angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft 45* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft sole 10 degree angle
FR
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight side
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight 45 degree angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight sole 10 degree angle
HL
HR

2007.Jun
Strange and unexplained rash coincided with my shingles outbreak, and this followed some tick bites.
Details on separate page 23, click here

2006.Jun.10
Trim front heels. Looking and feeling good.

2006.Apr.26
Trim front. Rebalance, rasp heels, relieve quarters.

2006.Apr.09
Trim front.

2006.Mar.17
Trim Front heels.

2006.Mar.10
Trim front, HL

2006.Mar.01
Trim HR

2006.Feb.15
Trim front: increase breakover.

2006.Feb.14
Annotated sole views.
Blue lines are back of frog, widest part of foot, and balanced breakover point.
Yellow lines are heel buttress and apex of frog.
FL
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anotated sole
FR
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anotated sole
HL
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anotated sole
HR
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anotated sole

2006.Feb.01
Trimmed front heels and bars.
FL bars are uneven, as I took the pictures before finishing. Thus to emphasize the question about bar length.
FL
 
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scale thumbnail FrontLeft solar angle
FR
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HL
HR
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scale thumbnail front feet

2006.Feb.01
Trimmed front heels and bars.
FR doesn't quite look balanced overall, if I rasp the heels to a perpendicular from the sole view.
FL
FR
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scale thumbnail FrontRight 15* angle
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scale thumbnail FrontRight solar angle
HL
HR

2006.Jan.31
For Bar length thread.
FL
FR
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scale thumbnail FrontRight solar angle
HL
HR
HR_waltAnnotated

HR2020_1977-640 Marked up for thread

2006.Jan.24-26
FL
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scale thumbnail FrontLeft 45* angle
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scale thumbnail FrontLeft 30* angle
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scale thumbnail FrontLeft 0* angle
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FR
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scale thumbnail FrontRight 45* angle
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scale thumbnail FrontRight 25* angle
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scale thumbnail FrontRight solar angle
HL
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scale thumbnail HindLeft 30* angle
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scale thumbnail HindLeft 15* angle
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scale thumbnail HindLeft 0* angle
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HR
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2006.Jan.03
Roll all edges. Measure front toe angles at 49-50*. Hind toe angles 52*.
Measure bulb height at 1 1/8 - 1.25" (not bad) Leave heels untouched. Nice concavity.

2005.Nov.16
Due to snow washing hooves, here is a very visible discoloration in HL. Looking more closely, it does occur in all hooves, at the same growth ring, perhaps 6 months ago.
update Jul.09: Cowgirl shows a willingness to eat Hoary Alyssum, a toxic mustard. Her previous field is full of it. Mystery probably solved.
FL
FR
HL
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft side
HR

2005.Nov.06
Trimmed hind.
FL
FR
HL
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft side
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft 45*angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindLeft 30* angle
HR
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight side
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight 45*angle
1/5 scale thumbnail HindRight 25* angle

2005.Nov.03
Finally got some pictures, many were blurred... but she is holding still longer. Just not long enough to get good pictures. :)
This is showing:
  Front trimmed 3 days ago, flares had less to rasp down, didn't remove as much heel as I should've. Cleaned up frog, and rolled edges.
FL
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft side angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft 45* angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft solar angle
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontLeft sole 20* angle
FR
1/5 scale thumbnail FrontRight side
1/20 scale thumbnail FrontRight 45* angle
1/20 scale thumbnail FrontRight sole from rear 35* angle
HL
HR

2005.Sep.17
After I started getting the angles better, she became much more receptive to having me work with her feet, and was (finally!) holding them up for me, without dancing around. Of course, I spent much time just picking them up to reward her, and put them down while it was my idea. :)
I managed to trim the front before she became tired of standing, I was working on the hind feet after the 2nd hour. So hind are partially trimmed, unable to get pictures.

Heel length looks better, flaking sole suggests more could be trimmed, post-trim analysis on angles still suggest another 5 degrees, but probably better to do less the first time.
FL
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FR
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scale thumbnail FrontRight top
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scale thumbnail FrontRight sole 15 degree angle
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scale thumbnail FrontRight bar angle
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HL
HR

2005.Sep.16 untrimmed status

Has been barefoot all her life, and not had her feet picked up very much. Finally got her feet to stay up and hold still long enough to get some pictures.

Clearly, the heels are Long. Both toe angle and hair-line angle suggest 10 degrees.

Considering the amount of exercise she gets on her own, today cantering around like a youngster with energy to burn for perhaps half an hour, her feet should be getting sufficient wear on their own... if her pasture had enough rocks for abrasion.

One thing that concerns me, is the flares on the sides of her hooves. The angle midway down from the coronet changes, suggesting separation (or weakness) of the laminae. (Or deficiency of biotin and/or sulphur (MSM))
FL
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FR
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scale thumbnail FrontRight side
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HL
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HR
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Glamour's progress is documented here on page 14 as I learned about long heels and have been reshaping her hooves this year, thanks to the help of individuals on 2 barefoot groups online: barefoothorsecare, and naturalhorsetrim


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Study done on the hoof patterns of wild horse's feet
Why Shoeing is a Bad Idea
What a Healthy Hoof looks like
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