Barefoot Trim Assessing the Heel

[lareemcra]

I'd like to see you trim a horse with collapsed, crushed, or under run heels, and how you would shoe it to restore the heels.

[IzzyGside]

Really helps to define your frog before trying to assess your trim parameters..

[billbobaggins]

The ole chicken 🐔 sneek baby! Nice trim

[carolemartin]

You gave me some great pointers. Thank you!

[vanaruone]

Did you take those bars off the sole, they looked smooshed down

[katmonaghan]

Thanks for posting this. I use the sole as the primary guide too.

[stinahumana]

Thanks for sharing and I love your chicken.

[springstafford]

Do you have a video of trimming heels with a flare?

[amberdream]

Thank you for sharing! I don't know that I've ever really seen anyone discuss heel height using your landmarkers before (trim heel down level with the sole height but try and keep it about the groove exit) and it makes a lot of sense.

[lennyratever]

When you're trimming the bars, do you just make sure they're level with the sole or do you go ahead and take the bend out of them?

[hdxb]

I’m assuming that prior to this video you had gone to live sole with a hoof knife before basing your heels off of just dead sole?
Very nice information!

[gerrycoleman]

Are you going to do a 45 degree angle on the rest of the hoof wall rolling it over for strength?

[TroyReinholdt-fzds]

No! Save the Heel! Dropping heel causes collapsed Heels. Coffin Bone not parallel to the ground unless trimmed that way.
My understanding having experience over 40 years. Keep foot upright for a more Sound with less heel pressure. Your horse will thank you for it.

[luckystarfarm]

What is the angle of the collateral groove? Like when you are looking at the bottom of the hood, you are looking at the bottom of the bone, but is that bone flat? How do you know if you can’t see the bone?