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At maintenance trims we normally lower the walls and bars until they are 1/16 inch longer than the sole before we apply the mustang roll. A barefoot horse that has been loading the foot properly throughout the trim cycle will have the exact same amount of wall to remove at the heel and the toe. If an individual horse has been trying to unload the back of the foot (compensating for sensitivity) there will be more wear in the front half of the foot; more wall to remove at the heels. You will also see a nicely exfoliated, calloused sole toward the front, and powdery dead sole towards the back. When this is happening, automatically leave a longer heel above the sole plane. You can be assured that the if horse isn’t loading the back of the foot enough to knock off a little powdery sole beside the bars, or wear down wall standing alone above the sole; it is also not loading the back of the foot enough to improve the situation, achieve hoof mechanism, or load P3 correctly.
Many trimmers argue that the hoof should be trimmed to maximize hoof mechanism and I agree. However if you want hoof mechanism and proper hoof function, you must remember the most essential elements of hoof mechanism: Movement. Impact!