General Do you always trim so drastically? Can you recommend a farrier like you in my area? How does your trim protocol differ from other protocols? Why do farriers / trimmers say that 'this is just your horse's conformation'? What IS a balanced trim? Founder What is founder? Where does the term founder come from? What can trigger founder to occur? Is there anything I can do to help reduce the possibility of founder in my horse? Are some breeds more susceptible to founder? How can I tell if my horse has foundered? What is the best way to take x-rays to detect founder? Will blood tests help determine if my horse has foundered? Are there different levels of severity to founder? Can founder affect all four feet? Is road founder different from regular founder? What is Chronic Founder? Does a horse's environment play a factor in treatment? Are shoes a good way of treating founder? Is raising the heels a good idea for foundered horses? Is abcessing normal for foundered horses? Where does abcessing occur first in newly foundered feet? Is there anything I can do to help comfort my horse during healing? Is there only one trimming or shoeing protocol that works? What can I do to help the professional I have employed? What if your founder specialist is working with you and your farrier/trimmer remotely? How do you take adequate and accurate pictures for review and records? What photo views are necessary for accurate reviewing of the feet?
General Do you always trim so drastically? Can you recommend a farrier like you in my area? How does your trim protocol differ from other protocols? Why do farriers / trimmers say that 'this is just your horse's conformation'? What IS a balanced trim?
Founder What is founder? Where does the term founder come from? What can trigger founder to occur? Is there anything I can do to help reduce the possibility of founder in my horse? Are some breeds more susceptible to founder? How can I tell if my horse has foundered? What is the best way to take x-rays to detect founder? Will blood tests help determine if my horse has foundered? Are there different levels of severity to founder? Can founder affect all four feet? Is road founder different from regular founder? What is Chronic Founder? Does a horse's environment play a factor in treatment? Are shoes a good way of treating founder? Is raising the heels a good idea for foundered horses? Is abcessing normal for foundered horses? Where does abcessing occur first in newly foundered feet? Is there anything I can do to help comfort my horse during healing? Is there only one trimming or shoeing protocol that works? What can I do to help the professional I have employed? What if your founder specialist is working with you and your farrier/trimmer remotely? How do you take adequate and accurate pictures for review and records? What photo views are necessary for accurate reviewing of the feet?
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