TrustMeNaturally
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Hoof Dissection PhotosFor those of you who like hooves enough to see inside one: 
I attended a KC La Pierre course this past week, and it was incredible! Definitely learned a LOT!
~Lea
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learningthedance
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Thanks for sharing.
Pretty cool when you see it all taken apart. One quick question for you. HOW did you get the hoof wall off? I have 3 more cadaver feet in my freezer, but the last one I did, I couldn't figure out how to pry it apart? I ended up using a Ban saw to cut it down the middle, but really wanted to disassemble it the way you have done here.
I also would like to know how they can be preserved?
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becdubie
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hahah...cadaver feet in your freezer!
now, that's dedication to learning the hoof.
Seriously though, thanks for posting the pictures, facinating. I too am trying to learn as much as I can about the hoof.
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TrustMeNaturally
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learningthedance,
Well, I didn't do the dissection, KC did it, but he used nippers and cut it at the heels. (angle of the bar) Then, I believe he made the cut around the toe, by determining where the pedal bone was, and using the nippers there. Then it just popped off, and he peeled the sole off of it after he had the hoof capsule off.
And I think that they just kept the cadavers in coolers with ice.  I really have no idea how you could keep the hoof capsule parts preserved. Maybe you could ask a small or large animal vet, since they preserve different animals parts in some sort of liquid or formaldehyde.
I hope that helps!
~Lea
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Blue Flame
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Some ladies around here decided to organise a hoof dissection weekend. One of them stated that they were still into it well after dark and were all sitting around a campfire as they discussed and continued in their learning and dissecting. A husband showed up apparently, took in the view of the women sitting around the fire wielding various sharp objects together with the messiness and smelliness of it all . . . . then silently backed away into the darkness from whence he came without saying a word. 
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becdubie
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The husband was probably wondering where the big black cauldron in which to make the brew was. 
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learningthedance
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| Blue Flame wrote: | | Some ladies around here decided to organise a hoof dissection weekend. One of them stated that they were still into it well after dark and were all sitting around a campfire as they discussed and continued in their learning and dissecting. A husband showed up apparently, took in the view of the women sitting around the fire wielding various sharp objects together with the messiness and smelliness of it all . . . . then silently backed away into the darkness from whence he came without saying a word. |
 That is too funny!!
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karmikacres
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Re: Hoof Dissection Photos | TrustMeNaturally wrote: | | ourse this past week, and it was incredible! Definitely learned a LOT!~Lea |
KC has the best science out there period, his understanding of hoof structure and function is remarkable. Watch for some new theories on founder and frog function very soon.
I highly recommend one of his 5 day courses for any horse owner. You will come away with more hoof knowledge than most Vets and Farriers.
BTW, nice job Lea, KC had some really nice comments about you and your trimming.
Mike
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TrustMeNaturally
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I agree, KC's 5 day is like a course in hoof physics! Pretty awesome stuff!!!
Aw, wow! Thanks Mike! I had some pretty great tutelage. 
Lea
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Clarissa
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Perhaps elements of the clinic along with video footage can be placed somewhere online for the rest of us to see too?
KC might have the best science but from what I have seen personally he doesn’t know how to pass that info in written form correctly to his followers. My friend emailed KC about her mare & got a set of instructions back which I have read & I can’t understand why it causes the problems but the proof is there to see. She is massacring her mare’s feet slowly, causing the poor horse much pain. It breaks my heart that she can’t see the damage she is doing. Using the angles method my friend is causing the mare’s feet to become very narrow & elongated with duckbill toes, pain bands, regular abscesses, heels that are totally contracted with crushed frogs & a changing P3 angle that is plain to see from the outside. There is no wall contact with the ground either. I have known the mare long enough to see a total hoof growth cycle. Yes they look sort of like a mustang’s feet in that the edges are rounded off, but they certainly don’t act like a mustang’s feet. It’s ‘wild horse’ trimming at it’s worst!
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TrustMeNaturally
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Oh, I didn't really get that at all from his course. His science was top-notch and the the trim is easy to learn. If anything, he doesn't support the wild horse model, or the angles trim at all. He stated that at the very beginning of his course.
I'm really sorry for your friend, and her horse, but I would guess that maybe she misunderstood his directions and should search for a professional's help. Best of luck to her and her horse.
~Lea
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Clarissa
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Honestly Lea, thinking about it all now & reading what others have posted, I’m with you on this one. I can’t help but think my friend is mixing practitioners because she insists on using the measurement & angles method but says she’s using the KC book instructions.
Like I said, I read the directions & feel they were clear & easy to follow but the results don’t reflect that.
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TrustMeNaturally
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Yeah, at first it can be quite confusing! When I first looked at his website and read through some things it just went right over my head! lol! Definitely in depth and very scientific.
That's another thing he touched on, mixing practitioners is probably worst thing people can do. He said that when people trim with his method, and put a shoe on, to fit another method, it reeks havoc with the hoof.
Man, it's such a fine line to get their feet to optimum performance!
~Lea
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