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"Before" . Aged appy mare. Long stretched toes, narrow frog. Horse stumbling so badly was retired from riding.
After,the same foot after 11 months in Natural Balance shoeing . Wider frog, shorter toe. Owner reported horse was back to doing childs lessons with no stumbling.
We WISH all feet could look as good as the one below. Not all can, but it's a nice goal. This is a hind foot on an arabian, ridden daily a half mile on alphalt to get to the trails. It was "self maintaining" with no human trimming whatsoever.
Below is a typical Xray of a "broken back" hoof angle, and long toe. These are probably the most common hoof imbalances that cause navicular syndrome in horses. The second Xray shows how adding frog support to weak hooves can help align the bones.
Here are pictures of a couple of typical everyday Natural Balance shoeings.
I'll change pictures here every once in a while..check back!
"Before" . Aged appy mare. Long stretched toes, narrow frog. Horse stumbling so badly was retired from riding.
After,the same foot after 11 months in Natural Balance shoeing . Wider frog, shorter toe. Owner reported horse was back to doing childs lessons with no stumbling. We WISH all feet could look as good as the one below. Not all can, but it's a nice goal. This is a hind foot on an arabian, ridden daily a half mile on alphalt to get to the trails. It was "self maintaining" with no human trimming whatsoever.
Below is a typical Xray of a "broken back" hoof angle, and long toe. These are probably the most common hoof imbalances that cause navicular syndrome in horses. The second Xray shows how adding frog support to weak hooves can help align the bones.
Here are pictures of a couple of typical everyday Natural Balance shoeings.
I'll change pictures here every once in a while..check back!