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Boxer
Paint
gelding
Initial Assessment
Boxer was
quite long simply because he was overdue for a trim. We pulled
his shoes and gave him a conservative setup trim, rolling his toes
fairly aggressively, but leaving his heels a bit long. He has an
old injury to his left front lateral heel; it does not bother him, but
leaves about a half inch gap you can see in the images. His bars
were quite overgrown; I took them to the existing sole plane for now.
We'll see what Boxer sheds out on his own in a couple of weeks and
retrim accordingly. Boxer was fitted for boots and pads for
riding.
Trim
Notes
09-10-08
Very nice
progress. That damaged LF lateral heel makes it interesting: you
have to imagine where the natural heel purchase would be and go from
there; measure collateral groove depth where the modified heel is, and
matching it to approximately the same position on the medial heel. He
grows substantial bar on that side to compensate, which I am careful
not to take away from him!
01-28-09
Boxer's
white line is nice and tight now. He wears his toes more than I
would like to see, but that is not unusual for horses that jump, and
the wear is not excessive.
Update 12-27-09
Better footing would help Boxer's feet stay healthier. He tends to have poor quality sole, and his frogs are prone to thrush. However, he is comfortable, sound and happy!
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