Tall Heels Trim

I keep getting these video links and can't help looking at them sometimes.
Remember when Linda's horses used to have big, healthy frogs? That was one thing that was definitely going for them.
She's on this new idea that horses need tall heels and stacks them up really high. Looking at the horse and seeing the shelly hooves that are losing all the outer wall, I just keep wanting to say, "What about the diet? What about the vitamins and minerals?"

I'm getting kind of tired of her constant search for the one-size-fits-all trimming measuring template (which she also all the time says does not exist). And dear goodness, that kind of constant measuring with a ruler and whatnot seems like such a pain!

And yes, I do remember the frogs on the horses she trims used to look pretty well (albeit it's been quite a while since I've watched any of her videos or read anything about her current techniques/ideas.

I am trimming way more by feel, looks and performance rather than any kind of measuring.

Same here, and I don't have to keep changing my trim because it works well. Having made the mistakes of trimming too much off and being too aggressive, I would not make another mistake and ruin the horse's frog and digital cushion health. It's hard enough fighting those issues with just the environment. I think having those high heels is a last resort after the digital cushion has eroded and the horse is too sore to walk on the frog. But I do remember when deep central sulcus thrush and contracted heels were a subject of concern, and I still believe those should be avoided. I'm one to believe the frog needs ground contact so the horse can stay in tune to the vibrations from the ground and also for traction.

Definitely agree on the frog contact. I guess high heels could work if the horse spends a lot of time on very soft ground, where the frog may touch the ground anyway.
For frog rehab, I still believe in contact - but in a boot or similar. High heels may just make things worse or keep them status quo.

I found that Sonny seemed more comfy with some heel height for a few yrs.
But in the last few months his feet are changing shape again & the heels need to come down a bit.
He is still comfy but now has slightly lower heels.
So there is a time & place but it is certainly part of the progress of rehab trimming only.
Not an end of itself.
I keep telling myself to take the camera & get some photos of his changing foot shape.
Obviously I need to give myself an upper cut to help me remember!

Jeez! Talk about hoof pictures! I hardly remember the last time I took any... which reminds me I'm planning on trimming very soon (hopefully tomorrow), so maybe I'll do it then. Hm...