Why should you consider certain things when taking photos?

To assess the state of your horses' hooves without seeing and feeling them in person, we need good photos. This means different points of view and certain angles. You can help us and your horse by providing us with those photos. When taking them, please consider the following tips.
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Please always send us these 7 different photos of each hoof
(the "X" indicates where your focus point should be)

Also send us a short description of your horse, including if the horse is lame, the date of the photos, when the horse was last trimmed or shod, and the methods of trimming.

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1. & 2. The standing horse

• Camera at right angles to the shoulder

What we're looking to see:

• Is your horse standing square in its front and hind?
• Is its stay apparatus working?

3. A front view of the hoof, weight-bearing

• Camera at coronet height
  
• In line with the centre line of the hoof

​What we're looking to see:

• Is the coronet level?
• Balance between the medial (inside) and the lateral (outside)
• Balance between the horn tubules

4. A side view of the hoof, weight-bearing

• Camera at coronet height
• At right angles to the midline of the hoof

What we're looking to see:

• Is the coronet 30 degrees or near?
• Orientation of the horn tubules
• Placement of the coffin bone inside the hoof capsule

5. A side view of the lifted hoof (non weight-bearing)

• Camera at right angles to the midline of the hoof

What we're looking to see:

• The scooping of the quarters
• Is the coronet 30 degrees or near?
• Orientation of the horn tubules
• Placement of the coffin bone inside the hoof capsule

6. The sole

• With the camera at right angles to the plane of the sole

What we're looking to see:

• Frog apex position
• Bar apex position
• Heel position
• Sole callus

7. The heel

• Camera pointing down onto the bulb of the lifted hoof
• Toe tipped down

What we're looking to see:

• Heel contraction
• Bulb contraction
• Sole concavity