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This was a very interesting case. I was asked to look at this horse who was recovering from an injury he was sound and in work but not moving like he did before the injury. He injured the deep digital flex tendon.

Unfortunately, after recovery showed signs of shortening. The hoof didn’t allow any trimming of the heels, as that would leave a gap between the ground surface and the heels.

He was mostly competing in arenas which aid and allowed the toe to penetrate the ground. But long-term was not suitable due to the stress placed on the DDFT.

By using the rail bar shoe, it allowed to rebalance the hoof pastern access, caused a heel first landing and less impact on joints and soft tissue when moving on more compact surfaces. 

The concept of the rail bar shoe and their application is to provide elevation and manipulation of point of force trajectory parallel to the thoracic lumber axis to aid recovery of proximal limb injuries and pathologies.

RAIL BAR SHOE

26 February 2025

This was a very interesting case. I was asked to look at this horse who was recovering from an injury he was sound and in work but not moving like he did before the injury. He injured the deep digital flex tendon.

Unfortunately, after recovery showed signs of shortening. The hoof didn’t allow any trimming of the heels, as that would leave a gap between the ground surface and the heels.

He was mostly competing in arenas which aid and allowed the toe to penetrate the ground. But long-term was not suitable due to the stress placed on the DDFT.

By using the rail bar shoe, it allowed to rebalance the hoof pastern access, caused a heel first landing and less impact on joints and soft tissue when moving on more compact surfaces. 

The concept of the rail bar shoe and their application is to provide elevation and manipulation of point of force trajectory parallel to the thoracic lumber axis to aid recovery of proximal limb injuries and pathologies.

Forging strong foundations.
Dedicated farrier since 2000.
Forging strong foundations.
Dedicated farrier since 2000.
Forging strong foundations.
Dedicated farrier since 2000.
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