Mane Equine Services

31/07/2026

Doing an elite equine order today if any one is needing any thing hit me up

04/07/2026

This is super informative I made this mistake a few years ago with a girth that was very expensive and meant to be best thing out

02/04/2026

Annadale chaff amazing quality $38 a bag instock now
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Timothy
Medow

02/04/2026

Stay balls in stock at mane a great little easter treat for your horses they lovvvvve them !!

31/03/2026

Great wee video about the importance of whole mouth balancing

04/03/2026

Troy enjoying his electro treatment today

24/12/2025

Merry xmas to all my wonderful clients , i love the journey body work has taken me on meeting so many wonderful people and horses , i will be around over the holiday break if anyone is needing feed , also have the odd space for body work , @ my house so just message if needing happy holidays enjoy those ponys

15/11/2025

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Here are two common hoof presentations you’ll see.

Left photo:
This foot is shod with the internal structures in mind. Breakover is set about ¼” in front of the tip of the coffin bone (using hoof mapping), and the heels are fit back to the “dimple line” at the back of the central sulcus. This creates a balanced, supportive ground-bearing surface around the foot’s center of rotation.

Right photo:
This foot is shod in a way that promotes forward distortion of the hoof capsule, causes heels to run forward and crush, increases leverage on the deep flexor tendon, and often causes toe first landings. This style of shoeing is a major contributor to many “navicular” type cases.

Some people think leaving the toe long like this gives the horse more support (more ground bearing surface = more supoort) but that only applies when the horse is standing still—the least likely time when a horse will injure themselves. In motion that extra length becomes a lever arm the horse has to fight. That’s why virtually all shoes naturally wear a roll in the toe in a relatively short amount of time.