On May 6, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Pat Grimmer wrote: > Hi Debbie, > > Do you know if there is any documentation re: the shoeing to > manipulate > her way of going? A co-worker said that he had heard nothing about it > and > refuses to believe that it was or could have been done. I would like > to be > able to show him that he is wrong if possible. Are there any pictures > that > show her hooves after she was down? Was anything questioning of it > made > public? > > Pat G.
I'd be curious if her BONES were manipulated. Our local riding group got a tour of a large thoroughbred breeding and training facility nearby, and the stud manager was quite proud of a yearling colt and of how successfully the periosteal stripping surgery (http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/hrs3239) had been in straightening his legs. Apparently such surgery is common in the breed. Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA ranch: http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/
