Tried a 4-degree pad on a navicular case and the owner called me a week later

I had a client with a horse diagnosed with navicular, and the vet suggested trying a 4-degree wedge pad to change the breakover. I was skeptical because I usually stick to a standard 1-degree pad for most corrective work. I fitted it with a standard keg shoe, and the owner reported the horse seemed way more comfortable after just three days. I learned that sometimes a bigger angle change can really help, even if it feels like a big jump from the usual. Has anyone else had a good result with a more aggressive pad angle on a tough case like this?

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gavinm894d ago

Thought it was nuts, but it worked.

nancy_davis4d ago

Right, it's not about the pad angle itself but changing the breakover point, which that wedge helps do. @gavinm89, that's probably why what seemed nuts actually worked so well.