Trimming From the Top

Barefoot Trimming From the Top for more information go to www.clickandtrim.com and www.ironfreehoof.com

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[Italianiceisnice]

The front of the wall was rasped to a sort of blunted appearance. Isn't it bad to rasp all the wall off to achieve a "better" shape? Many years ago, I had a blacksmith that did that to my old mare, so he could set the shoe back on her since she had long toe/low heel. I put her down last Christmas due to low ringbone. Her two colts have been barefoot since birth and doing great!

[irishcas]

No, I have no problems with rasping the wall this way.

I'm working on hugging the capsule to the coffin bone. Each horse is unique, so do what is best for each horse.

[krussedulltull]

what about the bars, and all the overgrown sole? is the hoof actually functional when trimming from the top?

[irishcas]

IF and I mean IF the bars need touching up I will do it, I also roll the heels to engage the frog from the bottom. TFTT is not just about rasping the hoofwall it is a philosphy as well. What overgrown sole?

[happycampersMT]

Ummmm......don't you think you're taking a lot off the hoof wall with that rasp? ESPECIALLY with the course side of the rasp? I also noticed that there is no concavity to her sole - she's flat footed. By thinning out that hoof wall where you are it appears she has flared around her entire hoof, thus dropping the sole. The hoof keeps trying to repair itself and it can't with the thinned out base, so it flares. If she could get some concavity back it might help eliminate that lump - which I think

[irishcas]

Why in the world would I not use the coarse side, so I can get done faster and easier :) Fine side rasping of hoofcapsule sounds like KC talking. I am not thinning the wall. Please explain how the video above is showing me doing that. Horse has very very thick soles and the concavity her foot grows.

[Riderealhorses]

SICK!!

[taashjahorselover]

just wondering but if this is meant to be natural then why are you trimming from the top? Last I checked horses wore their feet from the bottom

Also that horse has a majorly depressed frog, from the lack of trimming of the heels and causing the hoof wall to take ALL the pressure, also the hoof is never a 'bad hoof' until something intervenes, why is it a bad hoof find out why and see if you can repair it don't just throw your hands in the air and say 'its just an aweful hoof', maybe the trim?

[bradsnyder1]

hate to say it but these fads you guys get into are crazy.. all you are doing is dubbing off the toe.. you are not shortning the foot at all, you are just giving the appearance of that. I have taking over many lame horses because of this, and have to put shoes on them so they dont wear anymore toe off.. i cant stress enough that you have to shorten the toe from the bottom! But maybe 4 years of schooling and having my journeyman, and theraputic means nothing. Quit crippling horses

[pcc483]

Wow...

[bighorses1]

Great video! I do trimming from the top too, thought I was the only one lol, glad to see i'm not. It works wonders on my belgians :)

[horselady36501]

looks a lot like a mustang roll keeping the outside chipped off and letting them decide how they want/ need there foot your just helping them keep it that way by rasping it were in the wild they would have rocks and things like that to break and chip it off look at your horses foot if you ride bare foot on the dirt roads a lot its about the same just keeping it neater and cleaner.

[kolianet]

A good looking hoof is not necessarily a healthy hoof. I encourage you to respect the integrity of the hoof capsule and not take away the laminae wedge with your rasp. That will only bring more and more flares.

Please stop giving them a reason to attack barefootedness.

[John1895]

I have been trimming my 3 horses and 3 mules this way now for several months, and have been very happy with the results. It doesn't thin the wall at all. Their feet have never looked better. And they are sound and can walk across ugly big gravel without any problems.

[LaRanaTJ]

You didn´t explain the significance of the lines you drew! Please do. Would you work any flare off that way as well? Why do you trim from the top as opposed to below like the majority of natural hoof trimmers?

[krussedulltull]

And since when did horses naturally "trim" their hoofs from the top? I just cant imagine they are doing that? Maybe in the US?