This is the LF foot before and after pictures of a navicular horse that was also very difficult to handle due to his level of pain. This was the best first trim that could be done. Even so, you can see how the changes to the feet have begun. As this horse gains trust and is in less pain, the trim will get better and will be more dramatic; not invasive, but more dramatic.

Left Front - Before & After First Trim

The pictures below are the before and after of the RH. The changes to the pastern angle are more noticeable and more dramatic in these pictures. The trim basics will be performed each time, but the end result of the trim will be modified for each and every appointment. The flares will continue to be addressed and stress taken from them. The cracks and splits will be cleaned and trimmed to reduce stress and increase break over so as not to cause them to get larger. Rasping across the cracks will do no good what so ever. It’s a myth and a practice borrowed from the glass industry. Glass is inert and not moving, living or growing tissue.

Right Hind - Before & After First Trim

If you have questions you would like to discuss, I would be more than happy to talk with you. You may contact me 770-312-6909 or through my web site at www.keithseeley.com.
I look forward to helping you to get your horse happy and healthy again.