How to Balance a HOOF - STOP GUESSING! 🙄

[@seanohaimheirgin1047]

Thank you! I've been trimming my ponies' hooves as an untutored amateur for decades, sometimes getting it right and sometimes not. I've also had numerous barefoot trimmers of various abilities. This explanation I could have done with from the start.

[@lindsaysetchell]

Glad I could help! 👍

[@deanmedler]

Thank you for doing more of these videos! They are very informative and well drawn out and explained.👏👏👏👏

[@lindsaysetchell]

More to come! ❤

[@heatherlea5411]

I love your "It's Not Rocket Science" videos. Thank you for bringing them back!

[@lindsaysetchell]

By popular demand - hope you enjoy them 🚀

[@alisonfranks1820]

What a fantastic starting video for 'It's Not Rocket Science' 2025 👏👏 Deserves multiple re-watches

[@lindsaysetchell]

Thank you 🚀

[@simonetichelaar2021]

I would love to see after this explanation a few (cadaver)hooves, looking from the heels down, with a wrong balance to show examples. I mean toe missing is obvious, but if you have the toe in place when can it still be wrong balanced? Do I see raised hoof wall from hsp or do I see a sole that is not down to hsp. Love to see those examples they way you look down the bottom of the hoof from heel to toe.

[@lindsaysetchell]

We've shown examples in previous videos, but yes we can show those again 👍

[@connytwa7348]

Love the “ it’s not Rocket science” videos.

[@lindsaysetchell]

Thank you 🙏

[@bkmagister5679]

Thank you for helping us!

[@lindsaysetchell]

You’re welcome ❤

[@meadowbrookstables]

This was exactly the video I needed to watch right now!

[@lindsaysetchell]

Glad it helped! ❤️

[@CeliaHaughey]

Fantastic Lindsay ☺

[@lindsaysetchell]

Thank you 🚀

[@tillyme1940]

It’s going to be a GREAT year 🎉. It’s Not Rocket Science is back in town ❤

[@piapapinniemi9627]

Love these! When mind trys to complicate things, these videos help so much because it really isnt Rocket science! thank you Lindsay

[@lindsaysetchell]

You're welcome 🚀

[@lolabannister4365]

Brilliant- thank you 😊

[@lindsaysetchell]

Thank you 🙏

[@MrBabykyle]

Yay!! Fantastic lindsay 👏 💪

[@lindsaysetchell]

Thank you 🚀

[@utefrietsch9922]

This was so well explained , Thank you !

[@lindsaysetchell]

Glad it was helpful! 😊

[@chiforhorses]

Thank you Lindsay, much appreciated!

[@lindsaysetchell]

You are so welcome! ☺️

[@marcoquevedo9835]

Hola alguna idea una dieta un caballo carreras por el momento está con pasto

[@nicolefinehout8894]

I love ur drawings

[@lindsaysetchell]

😂✏️

[@michaelc2509]

Glad to see your INRS videos again. What kind of injuries can occur if the frog is cut shallow when shoes are used. I would think the p3 will want to sink through the sole?? Cheers

[@lindsaysetchell]

When the frog is cut short it will make the horse sore and cause the horse not to load the back of their foot properly and load the toe more - forcing an imbalance... this can lead to issues within the foot, navicular being one of them. P3 doesn't sink through the foot, but it can get very close to the outside world both in the front and the back when too much hoof is removed - including frog and heels. So, always follow the HSP and you will never go wrong. 👍

[@christ5474]

Is this the same for a Mini horse? Their feet seem to be different than a regular size horse. They stand more upright, right? Or wrong? I'm trying so hard to understand all of this.

[@lindsaysetchell]

Absolutely the same for a mini horse and a donkey, in fact every equine no matter their size or breed. The problem is that people think that following the constant of the HSP should be different for different hooves - yet it isn't in any way - but those ideals and ideas, which we call PPT, personal preference trimming, is what has got so many equines into terrible states with their hooves - particularly minis. Follow your mini's constant - not someone's guesswork 👍

[@anne-grethemichaelsen5789]

This is very frustrating. So many trimmers states that the toe has to always be kept short. Other trimmers states that the heels might be a little high, and some trimmers are telling that the frog should not be touched at all. I wonder what is correct? How is the heel, toe and frog on wild horses? Why so many different answers? Best regards from Norway

[@lindsaysetchell]

We follow the horse's natural constants, not the ideals and ideas of human beings - we call that PPT - personal preference trimming. When it comes to the toes, a healthy hoof will have a naturally healthy short toe. If the trimmer feels they need to shorten the toe beyond the horse's natural parameters either because of stretch or other spurious claims, then that is them guessing what needs to be done - and they won't be consistent between horses, hooves - even hooves on the same horse, it would be impossible. So ultimately Mother Nature is correct not humans. So follow Mother Nature's constants and you won't go wrong :)

[@nicolefinehout8894]

❤

[@lindsaysetchell]

❤️

[@janmurray5945]

I am more confused now I think. With coke can donkey hooves, they can look like the are at the HSP from underneath, all solid sole, and even more challenging to get heel to heel balance with a big high frog blocking the sight line 🤦🏼

[@lindsaysetchell]

Yes of course, because these hooves haven't been trimmed to the correct dorsopalmar balance for a very long time, and now they have tremendous compaction - again a hoof care issue. It takes time, patience and experience to bring those feet back to how they should be. If you need more help please join our group on FB The Phoenix Way: Path 2 Hoof Health.