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Ace - A Tennessee Walker Updates

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Before - September 15, 2005

Ace started out with contracted and under run heels on his front feet and wedge pads behind that disguised his under-run rear heels.

January 16, 2006 updates

It's been 4 months since we pulled Ace's shoes, and I was delighted to see how far his feet had come! Ace lives in conditions that aren't considered ideal by barefooters standards... he has a nice stall with shavings, a large paddock with rice hulls, and because he's an escape artist, he doesn't get turned out in the pasture because... well, the grass IS greener on the other side if the fence!

He hasn't been feeling great, so he hasn't been out on the trail much in the past few months... so check out what happens to a horse that stands in a cushy stall and paddock all the time... he got **GREAT** feet! He's extremely sound and very balanced - especially considering where he started four short months ago.

Front Left Foot

February 15, 2006, Five Months Barefoot