Understanding Breakover

Definitely the baseline to start with once a year would be nice.

And then as needed for as problems arise.

That's kind of the way I would look at it.

I think that's good advice.

So, Lee, I want to turn to you, you know, to kind of get your thoughts on what Dr. Durham was just talking about.

You know, you are a farrier, knowing you, I know that this is your philosophy, where you're a farrier that has very strong relationships with a lot of veterinarians.

You're in Weatherford, Texas, so you've got more veterinarians per capita than I think anywhere else in the country in your backyard, that you work really closely with them and you believe in that really positive working relationship, which, you know, I love that you're the first one to shout that from the rooftops.

You know, so I want to get your take on what Dr. Durham was just speaking about.

But also, you know, you and I have had this conversation in the past where you are the first to say, hey, I've made mistakes in the past because I've tried to shoot at the x-rays and make perfect radiographs when really I needed to be looking at what was in front of me.

So give me your thoughts on that.

Well, I completely agree with what Dr. Durham was saying.

I think, you know, this game costs so much.

And if you're trying to compete at a high level, it is crucial.

So if you've got a tricky horse, do it as much as possible.

And if the x-rays are taken at the wrong point in time, they are useless to me.

Because if it's before, like you can see... pathologies, I guess, but you're not going to see where that foot is today and what we need to do to it to get it to where we need to go.

And I see x-rays every day.

And if I can't guess accurately, then I think it's going to be hard for the guy that doesn't see many x-rays to guess.

So I would say the before trim, after trim, after shoeing is absolutely crucial.

And to your question, Jesse, I feel like It just takes everybody working together as a team.

There ain't nothing stronger than a good horseman, a good vet, and a good farrier because all three of their input is important.

And yeah, I mean, I've made a lot of mistakes trying to get a horse just to this perfect dimension around center of rotation or whatever the case is.

And then we've helped a lot of horses by doing that too.

So knowing the difference, that to me is the secret sauce in anything.

And we can dive into that a little later if you want or...