compared to trimming the hoof?!?
But the stigma of Strasser’s trim being invasive remains in people’s minds. Both before and after I took the Strasser Hoof Professionals course I heard rumors of former SHPs in disagreement with some of her trim parameters. After several years of putting that trim method and mindset into practice, I can now say that I feel I know both the pros and cons. I don’t do things exactly as I was taught and many of the SHPs do things differently. First, I do believe the Strasser model of hoof mechanism is the way the hoof works. The blood ENTERS the coriums when the foot is fully loaded. This is contrary to several other models which show that the blood EXITS the hoof when the foot is fully loaded. You can demonstrate this with your own fingers. (see experiment above) When a hoof is shod and contracted with the coffin bone tipped forward pushing against the dorsal hoof wall, the latter model of blood exiting is probably true. The only corium that gets blood in the shod model is the coronary cor
But the stigma of Strasser’s trim being invasive remains in people’s minds. Both before and after I took the Strasser Hoof Professionals course I heard rumors of former SHPs in disagreement with some of her trim parameters. After several years of putting that trim method and mindset into practice, I can now say that I feel I know both the pros and cons. I don’t do things exactly as I was taught and many of the SHPs do things differently. First, I do believe the Strasser model of hoof mechanism is the way the hoof works. The blood ENTERS the coriums when the foot is fully loaded. This is contrary to several other models which show that the blood EXITS the hoof when the foot is fully loaded. You can demonstrate this with your own fingers. (see experiment above) When a hoof is shod and contracted with the coffin bone tipped forward pushing against the dorsal hoof wall, the latter model of blood exiting is probably true. The only corium that gets blood in the shod model is the coronary cor
