Don't make a horse more sore. Dr. Bramlage showed slides using Technovit on the toe to help the foot and comfortably support the toe and the entire hoof wall of the foot, not just the laminae. Speaking on the topic of angular limb deformities, Dr. Bramlage said that the developing trend is to focus on fetlocks instead of knees. They can't get around the turns. A toed out horse, though, is manageable.
Static compression causes cells to stop.
This is the theory behind staple surgery. According to Bramlage, a normal foal should be valgus at the knee and toed out in proportion. Limbs need not be totally straight until the foal is eight to ten months old. Hoofcare should preserve, not distort, the normal hoof capsule. Hoofcare should stabilize the base of support and augment the foal's own normal corrective mechanism.