Boxer
Paint
gelding
07-18-08
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.
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!
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