Hoof Mapping & Trimming Part 2

This video goes over the "Basic" barefoot trimming protocol used by the E.L.P.O. for addressing hoof distortions and improving hoof balance ratios. This process can be used by farriers and barefoot trimmers for establishing good hoof balance and encouraging proper foot function. The instructions on this video clip are only an overview. Complete instruction should be sought after prior to using these techniques.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• hoof care
• trimming
• natural trim
• natural balance
• gene ovnicek
• farrier
• horseshoeing
• lameness
• navicular
• hoof mapping
• barefoot trim
• mustang trim

[CompletelyClandestin]

@LowkeeLT - If I understand your first question correctly, I believe you don't want to rasp away the thin, protective coating on the outside of the hoof up near the coronet or rasp at the top third of the hoof which this guy doesn't. Rasping the outside of the hoof further down (closer to where the hoof touches the ground) is done to correct flares and other things.

[melissam0ss]

thank you! helped me really understand the need for mapping! And the importance of being accurate to find the true of middle. But you lost me when you rasped off the dorsal wall at the pillars :( nature doesn't do that...nature does bevel so I believe that a more agressive bevel at those points would hve been in order with natural barefootedness then maintaining the bevel until the foot corrects by growth. still...this video gave me much more true info and i appreciate your consise direction.

[remedyfarm]

Excellent Gene! Just like your hoofcaretv channel, these videos are MOST EXCELLENT.

[LowkeeLT]

I notice you rasped pretty much all of the hoof wall. Isn't that bad for the hoof, to remove that hoof coating which is on the hoof wall?

I've been trimming my barefoot horse to be flat against the ground. I'll be sure try out your "twin peaks" method and see how she responds while riding. Anything to make her more comfortable. A happy horse means an enjoyable ride :)