Q: It appears that the trend for Rocky Mountain horses is to cut down the heels to achieve an angle of 48 degrees or less. We all know the type of ailments that long toe, low angles bring with them. What angle would you recommend?

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I've handled a lot of P3 fractures in my 39 years as a farrier.

During more than 30 years of horseshoeing, Martin Kenny has become convinced that traditional ways of looking at feet do not fit all horses.