Belle (dbL)
June 2015 - Set Up Trim
August 2015 - Third trim
Photo Credit: Claudia Landreville
Left: pre trim ( first trim ) 2015 Middle: post trim ( first trim) 2015 Right: post trim 9/2019
September 2019
August 2020
Left - pre trim Middle - post trim Right - red ( missing calloused live sole ) blue ( unconnected dead wall ) green - soft tissue development
The improvements in soft tissue were achieved in spite of missing so much coffin bone and live calloused sole at the toes. *She can retain dead sole at the toe to fill in the void but there is no laminar connection to the wall. This gives her the ability to lean on her toes but that’s what caused the coffin bone and live sole loss in the first place. In order for her to have a chance at continual development, building her soft tissue is the only way I know but it requires using it and relying on it.
With this much bone and sole loss I try to keep her loading in the space between the red arrows. This regenerates the soft tissue ( outlined in green ). Leaving the wall long to cover the toe looks better from the top but it allows the dead sole to fill in and allows her to toe load which erodes more bone.
Judging by the amount of retained sole that Bell needs in front of her frog tips, she is probably missing quite a bit of bone at the tip and quarters of P3. She is still able to build soft tissue in the back of her feet. This is what makes it possible for her to have sustainable bare feet that have the potential for improvement.
2015 - 2022