In order to understand the Natural Balance Trim, it will be useful to know the following terms and parts of a horse's foot:

A farrier is someone who take care of horses' feet, which grow like human fingernails and need to be regularly maintained. Caudal: Closer to the tail Flare: Where the hoof wall deviates out from a strait line from where the hoof wall meets the leg to its base. Sound/Soundness: A sound horse is neither lame no sick. Lame: A horse is lame if it tries to keep weight off of one leg. The following hoof parts may be found in Figure 1: frog frog apex frog buttress bars sole ridge/callus Quarters: the sides of the hoof wall. P-3: The coffin bone, or the main bone within the hoof. See Figure 2.

Figure 1. Modified from "Principles" 2004

Figure 2:

Modified from "IMFA" 2006