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Location: Driving, Grooming, or Saddling for a Kid! | Someone talk to me about heel soreness and fixing it. Xrays are good. Had a bad shoeing job but have started correcting that. |
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Location: Northeast SD | Put a wedge shoe on. It will lift the heel up and prevent it from hitting the ground. |
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| The heel is always flexing as the horse walks...if shod too "tight" repeatedly, this can cause contracted heels as it is not able to function properly. Environment also can play a role in heel soreness as well. Wet conditions make heels and hooves softer which can make them more prone to bruising, thrush and soreness. Kind of like a person walking on gravel barefoot. |
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| I am just dealing with the tail end of that now with my gelding. It started with a bad shoeing job! The feet will just need to grow and be properly done by a skilled farrier :) you can do things in the mean time to keep him comfortable, but what it boils down to is time for new growth. Good luck! |
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Location: SW North Dakota | My LSOF looks like he should have a 40 foot stride, but he always felt short. After almost 2 years of focusing on his hind end, I took him to a good lameness vet who diagnosed him with heel pain. I was kind of in a panic, thinking about navicular and other scary stuff I'd heard about heel pain. X-rays were clean and normal. My vet simply suggested a 2.5 degree Kerhardt wedge, then a week off after the first application of these shoes. He felt about 50% better with the first set, and kept feeling better and better- now he moves like he looks like he should, works like he should and is generally happier. It's been a real eye opener for me- I'd never in 40 years put a horse in wedge shoes. 2.5 degrees isn't much, but made a WORLD of difference for this horse!  |
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| Get him balanced. You may need wedges for a couple of shoeings
I would put him on a good diet. No processed feeds. I feed Renew Gold. Then get him on something to speed growth. Isoxoprine will help. But I prefer Equine Regen and Vitalize High Performance.
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | I have a mare with a club foot on her front. Major contracted heels, and was sore especially after being reset. Some may disagree with what we did but we went with natural balance shoes on her fronts to help that foot become more round and ease the pressure on her heels. This is year two with these shoes and I am loving that she walks off sound after being reset. Her foot shape is going from oval (on the club foot) to round. No more sensitivity in her heels when using a hoof tester. I use the natural balance lites.
Edited by luvropin 2016-03-23 11:03 AM
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