This PPP shows the 4 hooves and radiographs of those feet from a deceased banker pony

3. Shackleford Banker Pony mare Leila 21 year old mare about 12 hands high this was her RF foot that she was bearing weight on for 4 years.

5. Right front foot The weight bearing foot for 4 years

6. Right front foot The weight bearing foot for 4 years

7. Right front foot The weight bearing foot for 4 years c

8. LF reduced weight bearing limb for 4 years

9. LF reduced weight bearing limb for 4 years Assume flare to lateral side?

10. LF reduced weight bearing limb for 4 years

11. RH

12. RH

13. RH

14. LH

15. LH

16. LH

17. Shackleford Banker Pony mare Leila 21 year old mare about 12 hands high this was her RF foot that she was bearing weight on for 4 years. So she has a positive sole plane angle, normal H/L zone, excellent sole depth and good breakover and DIP joint balance Never touched by farrier

18. Leila’s hind foot Excellent horn quality Never touched by farrier

19. What is normal? So bottom line for easiest to remember; FIVES Picture adapted from Redden, R. Understanding Laminitis. The Blood Horse,Inc, Lexington, Ky. 1998. P.44 and Page,BT,Bowker,RM;Ovnicek,RJF &Hagen,TL: How to Mark the Foot for Radiography. 45 AAEP pp148-150.

21. Take the test www.healthyhorsehoof.com The goal of this web site is to increase owner awareness and interaction between them and their veterinarian and farrier

22. Thanks to all the owners, veterinary students, Merck-Merial summer program, veterinarians and farriers who have helped me help horses and think some of these ideas; and Sue Stuska for this case though …. it is still a work in progress, but also still fun!!!!