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EmtRoper Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2014-08-20 8:26 PM Subject: Heel Pain
Extreme Veteran Posts: 399	Long story short I have a gelding I recently bought was a tad tender in the heels and did xray nothing shows no damage to the coffin bone and no degeneration of the navicular bone so farrier and vet agree it is from improper shoeing anf incorrect angle. So we have a plan of action with the farrier and vet and to increase the degrees and get his heels back under him. So what can I do until then because I cant make heelsngrow overnight. Any supplements people would suggest or therapy? Edited by EmtRoper 2014-08-20 8:28 PM
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EmtRoper Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2014-08-20 8:48 PM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Extreme Veteran Posts: 399	He is only sore when pressure is applied to them he has NOT taken a lame step
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readytorodeo Reg. Dec 2005	Posted 2014-08-20 11:01 PM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Expert Posts: 3514	Equine Natural Care hoof and hair and structural build.
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run n rate Reg. Feb 2007	Posted 2014-08-21 11:15 AM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Balance Beam and more... Posts: 11511 Location: 31 lengths farms	Love the Equine Natural Care herbs!!!
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RoaniePonie11 Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-08-21 1:45 PM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Expert Posts: 2685	THE supplements! Ask Bob what would be best. I'm thinking probably the NitrOxide but I am no expert at prescribing- only purchasing LOL
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SoDak Reg. Jan 2013	Posted 2014-08-21 4:13 PM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Veteran Posts: 289 Location: Northeast SD	Did he suggest anything about wedge shoes for him? Kirkharts is what I use and was recommended by my vet for my horse with slightly sore heals to prevent damage
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EmtRoper Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2014-08-21 4:17 PM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Extreme Veteran Posts: 399	Wedges are the next step, if having a wider based web type shoe with a little bit longer based back on it does not work. We are trying this shoe for a couple weeks and if there is only minimal or no improvement then we are moving to the wedge. Edited by EmtRoper 2014-08-21 4:18 PM
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wishingforsun Reg. Apr 2012	Posted 2014-08-21 6:20 PM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
	Runner's Relief soak and PHT bell boots
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r_beau Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2014-08-22 10:40 AM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Born not Made Posts: 2937 Location: North Dakota	If his heels are underrun, that can certainly be one cause of heel pain. My horse has heel pain and while I have not done an MRI to confirm it, we are pretty sure he has bursitis or inflammation of the DFT, somewhere under the navicular bone. I have him in 2 degree wedge pads (with a normal rim shoe) and we recently injected his coffine joint which made a HUGE difference for him. In my case, his feet are in great shape, so it's not a trimming / shoeing problem.
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cavyrunsbarrels Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2014-08-22 12:05 PM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Red Bull Agressive Posts: 5981 Location: North Dakota	My sister's horse has sore heels. He has wedge pads and was just started on Smartpak Smartsox and Smarthoof. Want to get him some BOT bell boots too. Mine has a tender right toe, due in part to his pathetic TB type feet I think.
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LMS Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2014-08-22 4:15 PM Subject: RE: Heel Pain
Experienced Mouse Trapper Posts: 3106 Location: North Dakota	Formula 707 has a foot formula that works good!
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