# Dr. Doug Butler on Functional Balance

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Published: 2025-06-04T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Dr. Doug Butler continues his discussion on balance by discussing functional balance and how it relates to geometric balance which was discussed in a previous Farrier Focus podcast episode. This discussion from a previous seminar can be used in conjunction with studying Chapter 38 of The Principles of Horseshoeing III.

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