Get to Know Us
Sound Equine started it's journey by learning from some of the nation's leading farriery and veterinarian mentors. Along the way, we've identified many major issues that prevent horses and horse owners from receiving the most "bang for their buck".
Becoming slightly obsessed with solving these problems has now led us to set new industry standards by utilizing radiograph equipment to become more precise with trims and shoe placement.
On our quest for knowledge, we decided to ask questions regarding the right approach to shoeing horses. What we found was not so black and white like we had envisioned. We received 20+ different opinions from 20+ professionals that were all extremely convinced that their approach was the right way to do things. After years of trial and error, we found that the combination of horse owner ignorance, lack of regulation in farriery, and the horse pushing through so much until it can't any longer are the three main variables that attribute to horse lameness. We also found in our practice that we were able to identify a correlation of clear black and white answers that should be applied to every horse to prevent the point of no return, especially with the amount of athletic repetitions we ask of our horses.
Sound Equine Focus
The horse was designed with specific needs biomechanically. Over the years Sound Equine has identified a specific approach to these key topics and is confident that the entire industry could apply to help horses maintain soundness and to be able to continue performing at a high level.
Bony Column Alignment
The long pastern (P1), short pastern (P2), and coffin bone (P3) are designed to be in alignment. With the navicular bursa located within the coffin joint, too much leverage on that joint when misaligned can lead to having to inject the coffin joints to keep the horse comfortable and then next evolves into navicular disease. This approach also brings the hoof capsule back underneath the limb to help encourage new tubule growth at a different angle.
Excess Hoof Wall Leverage
Status quo farriery teaches that we need to shoe what the foot provides us. There are so many variables such as weight bearing, conformation, and laminae/frog stretching that prevent using the foot as an accurate guide of trim/shoe placement. Sound Equine has identified that the best approach is to trim/shoe what the bony column provides and to remove any excess hoof wall to improve breakover and remediating the amount of leverage a horses joints, tendons, and ligaments need to endure.
High/Low Heel
Horses as foals choose one limb to dominantly bear weight on to graze. The weight bearing on that foot prevents the horse from growing heel vertically and conversely the horses foot grows outword medially and laterally. Because the horse doesnt grow vertically, the scapula becomes more vertical as well so that the horse can reach to the ground. The top of the scapula is revealed as a large bulge and is often mistaken as their shoulder. Shoeing the low foot with a wedge helps open up the joints that closed when the scapula changed to a more vertical position.
Services
Sound Equine is more of a boutique compared to a mass production facility. Attention to detail in all of our services help us learn more to help others find more black and white, definite answers to help the entire industry move in the right direction.
​
All of our services can also be paired with the farrier view radiograph consulting service to provide more accuracy for you and your horse. Farrier view radiographs are for trim, shoe selection, and shoe placement only and are not for diagnostic purposes. Issues that require diagnosis are required to speak with a licensed Veterinarian.
Opening Hours
Join the Sound Equine family
Mon - Fri: 7am - 6pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: 3pm-8pm
Disclaimer
The information provided by Sound Equine ("we," "us," or "our") on http://www.soundequineservices.com ("The Site") and our mobile application is for general informational purposes only. All SERVICES and information on the Site and our mobile application is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site or our mobile application or provided in our services. Farrier View Radiographs are for precise trim, shoe selection, and shoe placement ONLY AND ARE NOT USED FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, THE MOBILE APPLICATION, OR OUR SERVICES OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITE, OUR MOBILE APPLICATION, OR PROVIDED WHILE UTILIZING OUR SERVICES. YOUR USE OF THE SITE, OUR MOBILE APPLICATION. OUR SERVICES AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SITE, OUR MOBILE APPLICATION, OR OUR SERVICES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Get in Touch
608-408-3120
