How does the natural trim help Navicular?
The natural trim always strives to bring the hoof back to its ideal shape and form that is intended for any given horse. Traditional methods of helping navicular include but are not limited to raising the heels, corrective shoeing with the use of egg and heart bar shoes. The problem with shoeing is that it causes peripheral loading meaning it takes the weight bearing off the soles and places all the weight only on the walls. While hooves are peripherally loaded they are forced into a locked broken back axis between the 2nd and 3rd phalanxes. This broken back axis causes the navicular bone to be sandwiched between p2 and p3 and this becomes under constant stress. When the horse feels pain in the back of the foot he tries to relieve it by landing toe first while moving but this incorrect locomotion exacerbates the conditon. As well, peripheral loading causes tension on the bones the tension contributes to bone loss and a reduction in bone density. When these “corrective” methods fail, th
The natural trim always strives to bring the hoof back to its ideal shape and form that is intended for any given horse. Traditional methods of helping navicular include but are not limited to raising the heels, corrective shoeing with the use of egg and heart bar shoes. The problem with shoeing is that it causes peripheral loading meaning it takes the weight bearing off the soles and places all the weight only on the walls. While hooves are peripherally loaded they are forced into a locked broken forward axis between the 2nd and 3rd phalanxes. This broken forward axis causes the navicular bone to be sandwiched between p2 and p3 and this becomes under constant stress. When the horse feels pain in the back of the foot he tries to relieve it by landing toe first while moving but this incorrect locomotion exacerbates the conditon. As well, longterm peripheral loading causes tension on the bones which contributes to bone loss and a reduction in bone density. See a link to Dr. Robert Bowker
