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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | Horse is shod in the front
A couple days after last shoeing horse come up lame on both fronts
Horse has been lame for a total of 2.5 wks
Hoof test negative also no back soreness no muscle soreness etc (the obvious has been checked by a few dif people)
Horses lameness is never any better or worse but consistently the same
No odd standing. Limps after standing still for a period of time or walking/trotting. Weight bearing
Cannot find the problem and neither can the farrier. Hooves are not too short either
I thought maybe Abcess (even in both feet) BuT I have never had a horse take this long for an Abcess to burst and never had one that didn't reacts to hoof testers but she doesn't act like anything is wrong. She is having a winter break so it's not like I've been riding her she's been off for about 3.5 wks but was lightly ridden before
Edited by charlenenh 2015-12-17 6:28 AM
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| Could be bad angles that feet are set at, which is causing strain on the tendons and ligaments in the front feet. |
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Location: Florida.. | They can take a few weeks but ddid he remove shoes?
is there a pulse and heat?
could he be having a bout of Laminitis |
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| I would be checking if there is any heat in the feet, are the pedal pulses bounding?
Trimming the toes too short can cause laminitis.
When you tested the hoof, did you use hoof testers, and did you test each nail hole, as it could also be a hot nail.
I would be checking angles in the feet
Are the heels contracted, are the shoes a size too small? Contracted heels can make a horse lame. Long term contracted heels can cause navicular.
Also I would be checking tendons to make sure they are not inflamed, or any pain in the leg. |
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| Sounds a lot like my horse. Turns out he was SI and hock sore and was sore up front due to compensating. He'd be sore for 3 weeks, sound for a month, sore for another month, sound for a month. It went on and off all summer. Just got his hocks injected and have been doing some corrective shoeing with him. Saw an improvement with the shoes immediately, just got his hocks done Monday so I haven't been out to see if he's improved more.
ETA: He'd get really sore after his shoeing and got a bad trim once that made him DEAD lame for a month and a half. He again got dead lame after he had his teeth done - I'm assuming from having his head cranked up. Might be something to look into!
Edited by WiscoRacer 2015-12-17 12:51 PM
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | The farrier did a hoof test and checked for hot nails no pulse or swelling/heat tendons and legs are clean as a whistle. Toes don't look too short evrything looks normal he has been shoeing her for 8 or so years. If she is still lame after Christmas he is going to pull her shoes. No contracted heels nothing like that she has good feet. |
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