Thin soles - how to treat?

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Moorman your governing body does farriers no favours, does it. I am reminded of a study that was set up by Rockley Farm and a Veterinary Hospital farrier two years ago, which was going to compare growth of shod foot and unshod foot. The study was all agreed under rigorous principles which meant that the horses would be shod either by one remedial farrier or by their own farriers under the direct supervision of that farrier. It was all set to go, we were all very excited, and then two of the horses' farrier's refused to go ahead.

WHAT WERE THEY AFRAID OF?

I remember that, such a lost opportunity for everyone to learn.

The, 'there is only one way' thinking, is a major problem to moving forward. The medical model based training also needs questioning, we don't know best, horses do and we need to listen much more to them and their responses to interventions. Sitting around waiting for science is ok but horses will suffer if we don't act now tapping into lots of experience that is available these days and finding what is best for that individual horse in it's circumstances. Horses are living beings and therefore very complex there will never be an A) B) C) answer...