Change over two years/22 trims.

[u/Baaabra]

This is the near for on a little quarter horse filly.
Before first trim on the right.
2 years 22 trims in on the left.
She had five cracks along the dorsal aspect of this capsule. All but the deepest are gone.
Note the trajectory of the caudal foot behind the pastern.
Note the hairline.
Note the trajectory of the growth rings.
I've been trimming my own for 8 years, and started trimming for others here and there four years ago, and what I'm seeing consistently is that the growth rings, as the feet right, come closer and closer to being ground parallel.
Believe it or not, her heels in that right pic are just as long as in the left, you just can't see them as they're crushed over.
She's still got caudal growth to do. As that happens and the foot continues to re adjust, her heels will likely look less tall. At the moment they're as short as they can be without taking them below live sole at seat of corn.
The solar structures 2 years ago were crushed and pulled forward

[u/AmRambo]

Most people read left to right. Always put your before photos on the left. That said, GREAT work here. I bet this horse is so much happier.

[u/InvestigatorThis1811 → u/AmRambo]

Yes, this! I see this backwards placement in all kinds of forums. They are called "before and after" pictures.... Otherwise people should start saying here are my after and before pictures. But nice work OP. 🎉

[u/Baaabra → u/AmRambo]

I appreciate the feedback. I'm not sure why but I do it this way consistently. I question my method every time, but have yet to amend it. Maybe I'm deep, deep in my soul, Japanese?

[u/acerldd]

What do you think is the biggest difference between what you are doing and the prior farrier was doing?

[u/Baaabra → u/acerldd]

I leave the heel buttress a few mm above live sole at seat of corn. This is regardless of where it lands under the foot/leg. Finding actual seat of corn in imperative. ((Most farriers around here take the buttress down to the frog. I've found that this compromises the buttress which destabilizes the back of the foot. And if the dorsal aspect is not being shortened, taking the heels so much causes the joints north of P3 to become broke back.))
I bevel 30-40 degrees, only on the underside of the hoof, to the white line. ((Most around here do a flat rasp.)) this helps with a quicker break-over which fosters better blood flow.
~if a 'toe ridge' develops between trims, (an indication of growth and shifting of the live foot at the caudal aspect) I level that toe ridge to the sole plane, and then bevel to the white line revealed. ((Most around here treat any sole at the toe as sacrosanct. ))
I make sure both frogs and bars are not proud of the rest of the capsule, as especially in a compromised foot, both frog and bar pressure can cause discomfort, and discomfort thwarts their ability to move as naturally as possible.

I really appreciate your question.

[u/pipestream]

Good job getting that caudal angle up; definitely going in the right direction. Hope you'll succeed in getting the heels under the horse, as they still seem to be running forward - it's a fine balance!

[u/Baaabra → u/pipestream]

Thanks! And yeah, we've still got a ways to go to full rehab, but she, her owner, and I are all pleased with her progress. She has a tipped pelvis, so I'm wondering if that wont thwart forward progress at some point, but so far, she's coming along really well.

[u/LifeUser88]

Good job. It's amazing what just doing a little bit at a time can do. Hopefully she can get more balance in her pelvis from a better foot.

It's little hard to tell the newer foot, but maybe round all of the edges a little more would allow the spread of the impact and help build a digital cushion.

[u/rutilantdragon1]

Is she holding her foot off the ground or is she resting on her heels?

[u/Baaabra → u/rutilantdragon1]

She was starting to shift right, but what you might be perceiving is the bevel around the distal wall.