Medial/lateral balance in feet. Is this correct?

[PapaFrita]

I had a discussion with our head groom today. He's a RUBBISH farrier (seriously) but he has at least taken some sort of course (seriously) and I haven't SOO, I suppose it's conceivable that he's right and I'm wrong but I was led to believe that the lateral/medial balance of a foot is measured against the cannon bone/leg; basically, the sole of the foot should be at 90degrees to the cannon bone and it shouldn't be the length of hoof on either side that's measured... if that makes sense.
I've looked and looked on Google and I can't find any illustrative diagrams. Anyone who would like to set the record straight, please do

Thank you.

 

[scattynuttymare]

Ummm I always thought it was 45degrees... but I've not a clue what I'm talking about so will stand corrected

Edited to say I think I'm thinking of the pastern angle and we might not be thinking of the same thing here!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

 

[daydreamer]

piebald sparkle - i'd really like a larger version of that second picture, is there a link you could post/send me?

Thanks

 

[scattynuttymare]

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piebald sparkle - i'd really like a larger version of that second picture, is there a link you could post/send me?

Thanks

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Me too! Pretty please

 

[TicTac]

Don't forget that there is always the exception to the rule. My horse has upright, boxy feet and doesn't fall into the 'correct' box but that's how she's built and she is shod accordingly.

 

[cob1]

At my horses vetting he was said to have a medio-lateral foot imbalance, his hoof always cracks on one side and grows further over his shoe than the other- so i am guessing this is why maybe????

 

[PapaFrita]

Thanks

that's sort of what I meant (1st pic), but he was insisting that the hoof wall should be the same length on either side, even if one side falls below the 90degee angle... So I'm still unsure as in that pic the correction would do both; restore the angle and equalize the length of the hoof wall on both sides.

 

[PapaFrita]

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Don't forget that there is always the exception to the rule. My horse has upright, boxy feet and doesn't fall into the 'correct' box but that's how she's built and she is shod accordingly.

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But I don't mean the angle of the hoof viewed from the side. I mean (as in Piebaldsparkles first pic) the angle of the sole of the foot against the cannon bone.

 

[piebaldsparkle]

THere is more into here - http://www.horseshoes.com/advice/balancingnormalfoot/balancingnormalfoot.htm

 

[PapaFrita]

Thanks for that. Have saved it to favourites. I'm still unclear as to whether the heels/walls have to be of equal height AND the sole at 90degrees to the cannon bone, or if one is more important than the other. OR if in fact you have to see how the horse's hoof lands on the ground in order to trim it so it lands flat...

I can see my discussion with the groom going on for a while...

 

[PapaFrita]

Bump. Anyone?