How to help a crack heal

You are logged in as a guest. Logon or register an account to access more features.

How to help a crack heal Moderators: luluwhit, gotothewhip, cindyt, crossspur, ForumAdmin Jump to page :	Last activity 2013-12-12 3:38 PM 4 replies, 2984 views View previous thread :: View next thread
General Discussion -> Barrel Talk


hlynn Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2013-12-12 2:39 PM Subject: How to help a crack heal
A Lady with Fight Posts: 2701 Location: NC	I have a new mare who has cracks in both of her front feet. Right down the middle. And she has random chunks missing around the bottom from pulling shoes before we got her. (I personally have yet to have her pull one that OUR farrier has put on her knock on wood so yeah). What's the best way to help these things heal up? She's keeping shoes on. The cracks separate & she's lame without them. The feed we have her on has biotin in it, but I've thought of adding a good supplement to help it grow out even more. Is there a type of dressing to put on it to help it not get worse? Is moisture good or bad in these situations?
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Dreamin of 3cans Reg. Nov 2004	Posted 2013-12-12 2:51 PM Subject: RE: How to help a crack heal
JMHO Posts: 1869 Location: Oklahoma	Corona is the best thing I've found. Not the beer, the ointment.
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Whiteboy Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2013-12-12 3:02 PM Subject: RE: How to help a crack heal
That's White "Man" to You Posts: 5515	I have so many things I want to say about this. Keep shoes on, and go with heart or egg bar so the foot can't flex. If it flexes sand and junk can get in there and form an abcess. Then the abcess will blow out of the top of the crack and you have a horse out of commision for a year or two. I learned this the hard way. Get the best farrier you can afford. I used one that specialized in corrective shoeing. He takes if very seriously and kept my horse at his house for several months so that he could monitor it each day. Good luck!
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

hlynn Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2013-12-12 3:25 PM Subject: RE: How to help a crack heal
A Lady with Fight Posts: 2701 Location: NC	Whiteboy - 2013-12-12 4:02 PM I have so many things I want to say about this. Keep shoes on, and go with heart or egg bar so the foot can't flex. If it flexes sand and junk can get in there and form an abcess. Then the abcess will blow out of the top of the crack and you have a horse out of commision for a year or two. I learned this the hard way. Get the best farrier you can afford. I used one that specialized in corrective shoeing. He takes if very seriously and kept my horse at his house for several months so that he could monitor it each day. Good luck! I trust my farrier. He's a good one. Has turned several horses around. I've seen what GOOD work (and bad)can do so I plan to keep him around as long as possible. The crack stays together as long as she has shoes. It started to separate at the bottom when she didn't have them on when we first got her. But they look alright with shoes. I just hate how ugly it looks and how they make it so she can't be barefoot. :( Thanks!! Edited by hlynn 2013-12-12 3:26 PM
↑ Top ↓ Bottom

Whiteboy Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2013-12-12 3:38 PM Subject: RE: How to help a crack heal
That's White "Man" to You Posts: 5515	A good farrier is worth their weight in gold. I still strongly suggest a solid shoe. It was my good head horse that this happened to and she was "fine" with regular shoes until she wasn't. My farrier would also use some chemical to burn the coronet band to stimulate growth. I hear this method is questionable, but we needed growth quick, and it worked. I would add a biotin supplement to what you are already doing just to help.
↑ Top ↓ Bottom