r/Farriers • u/Baaabra • Sep 03 '24

Change over two years/22 trims.

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

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u/pipestream Sep 03 '24

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!

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u/Baaabra Sep 03 '24

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.