yep ... I forget who originally stated it; would have to look it up
but I'll never forget that. It shocked me when I read it. !!! Pretty
scary, huh?

--Gwen






--- In barefoothorses@yahoogroups.com, "Patricia Reszetylo"
<nohorsingaround111@m...> wrote:
>
> Gwen
>
> 80% of all horse deaths are related to their feet??
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: barefoothorses@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:barefoothorses@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Gwen Santagate
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 6:43 PM
> To: barefoothorses@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [barefoothorses] Re: Barefoot Summary
>
> Hi Alison.
>
> First off, I am explaining this all the time to people BUT, also
reiterating
> that a GOOD farrier will know how to properly balance and level a
barefoot
> horse. There should BE no difference between the two - a "pasture
trim" or a
> "natural trim". The equine hoof is an equine hoof and has GENERAL
similarities
> according to physiological parameters from horse to horse. A GOOD
farrier will
> know how to read a hoof and trim accordingly. A GOOD farrier will
know how to
> read the horse's conformation and trim accordingly. Etc.
> etc. ... I think, unfortunately, there seems to be a mind set
among some
> farriers that a barefoot horse can't perform without shoes so
therefore is not
> worth the time and effort to exact the trim. There certainly is a
discriminatory
> mindset against "backyard" horses as if they weren't worth the
time and effort
> to trim their hooves properly. On the other hand, the farrier may
simply not
> KNOW how to trim a balanced and leveled hoof. Many still come from
generations
> of farriers who know how to forge gorgeous shoes but don't know
piddly about the
> form or function of the equine hoof.
>
> Of course, we also have the quick-schools that have 2 week courses
in how to
> make and fit shoes ... I just took on an apprentice who went to
one of the
> schools last May. She said they had 1/2 a morning on the first day
only to go
> through "about the equine hoof" and then, that afternoon, fit the
first pair of
> shoes! Then the rest of the 2 week course was making and nailing
on shoes.
> Period. She said the trim was the same for every horse. And one
wonders why over
> 80% of all equine deaths are hoof-related?
>
> Regardless of pasture trim or barefoot trim or whatever one wants
to call the
> TRIM ... a hoof, yes, one individual hoof, needs to be tweaked and
balanced and
> leveled according to its own individualistic need. This is
determined and
> combined with the use of the horse, lifestyle of the horse, feed &
nutrition as
> well as the relationship to the rest of the hooves and then, the
horse, itself;
> the WHOLE horse. There is no one trim for every horse. Just as
there is no one
> shoe for every human.
>
> Now, to more directly answer you question, go to:
>
> http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/natural_horsemanship
>
> and read my article there on "What's the Difference". That will
give you a more
> detailed response.
>
> :) -- Gwen
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In barefoothorses@yahoogroups.com, Alison Pimbert
<apimbert@a...> wrote:
> >
> > My horses have always been barefoot but trimmed by a traditional
> farrier. If I want to talk (over coffee) to my farrier about what
I am
> learning, how could I best summarize the differences between a
traditional
> barefoot trim and the new balanced trim. And as well explain the
advantages. I
> did touch on the subject briefly and he said something about a fad
and a way to
> get money every 3 weeks instead of every 6 weeks. I do not want to
insult his
> training or workmanship.
> >
> > Alison
> >
> >
> > Message from Denise and her farrier hubby Steve: Steve wanted to
> get his own gelding
> > out of shoes for over a year -- but the 'traditional' way a
> farriers is trained is almost
> > 180' from the way we trim now.
> >
>
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