The Solution Pt1

Solution Part 1.

The skeletal structure of any animal protects and supports the animal.

Point 1   So:- Pedal Bone Support

 The Benefit:-

By supporting the pedal bone and allowing dirt to press upwards pressurizing the sole, creates a thicker sole, stops bruised soles and supports the mass of weight.

Point 2

The point of break over occurs at the tip of the pedal bone.

 The Benefit:-

As the horse walks over hard ground there is no leverage effect when using Cytek, I'll put it in to human terms:-

Rim Shoeing:-

-:Cytek Shoeing

 The Benefit:-

Because Cytek shod horses wear their toe, the shoe isn't pulled forwards. This means the horse is in balance from week 1 to week 10 or even longer. The pictures above are that of a horse that's just gone 12 weeks, the heel support is still there and the toe is neatly worn away.

 The Benefit:-

Because the horse is doing the trimming, you get longer shoeing intervals between sets, saving money and time.

More importantly because the toe is constantly being trimmed, a new unstressed horn grows down, stronger, thicker and without stress marks.ie:-

 Point 4

With the shoeing system, there is no front wall rasping. The wall is allowed to grow and wear away, so there is no need to damage the front wall by rasping it. And if its distorted like the picture below, then its left to realign and grow straight.

 The Benefit:-

By leaving the outer wall untouched , strength is retained in the hoof, the wall is the same thickness all the way up the hoof, so why alter it?

Using the system, the farrier can get the point of break over further back without damaging the wall. As time goes by the wall re-grows straight without rasping it.