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| Southtxponygirl - 2021-07-07 2:25 PM
I think I read this on another post you had made that you had a dream team of Vets and Farriers, did they not work out?
It's the same team!!! And it was a dream team at the beginning. Everyone was in same page during the " critical/ acute" phase. Now that it's passed, and we are now looking at long term goals and process , opinions have gone polar opposite. Lol. As of now I'm siding with my farrier who I trust will know what's best for my horse. |
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| Liana D - 2021-07-07 2:42 PM
Looking at your X-rays one foot is worse than the other but you've e got at least 12 degrees of rotation (assuming that horse had a 3 degree positive Palmar angle to start with), that's pretty significant . The worst thing is that that there's no sole Depth (minimum of 8mm or 1/4" needed) . Going without a shoe will be very uncomfortable and further bruise the coffin bone . Maybe with a frog pad and shoe or a pour in pad and shoe you'd be able to build some sole depth and get the horse more comfortable.
Thanks!! As of yesterday he was SOUND barefoot. Which even amazed me because I've seen him with a lost shoe. Lol. If you were to go lead him around right now , you wouldn't even know he had laminitis. He is back to his old self. So I'm not worried about getting him comfortable , he is comfortable. I want to do what's best to keep him recovering nicely. Vet thinks he can be legged back up and running mid sept to early October. |
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | Liana D - 2021-07-07 4:42 PM
Looking at your X-rays one foot is worse than the other but you've e got at least 12 degrees of rotation (assuming that horse had a 3 degree positive Palmar angle to start with), that's pretty significant . The worst thing is that that there's no sole Depth (minimum of 8mm or 1/4" needed) . Going without a shoe will be very uncomfortable and further bruise the coffin bone . Maybe with a frog pad and shoe or a pour in pad and shoe you'd be able to build some sole depth and get the horse more comfortable.
You are a wealth of knowledge... I love reading your input... 
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| cindyt - 2021-07-08 6:14 AM
Liana D - 2021-07-07 4:42 PM
Looking at your X-rays one foot is worse than the other but you've e got at least 12 degrees of rotation (assuming that horse had a 3 degree positive Palmar angle to start with), that's pretty significant . The worst thing is that that there's no sole Depth (minimum of 8mm or 1/4" needed) . Going without a shoe will be very uncomfortable and further bruise the coffin bone . Maybe with a frog pad and shoe or a pour in pad and shoe you'd be able to build some sole depth and get the horse more comfortable.
You are a wealth of knowledge... I love reading your input...
Agree! And my Farrier agrees with her. He gets shoes next week! Farrier said he will determine which ones when he sees him, but for sure getting some shoes. |
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| I'm with your farrier on one. You need a shoe, especially when dealing with sole pain. I'd do pads and a shoe. My vet suggested glue ons for mine who foundered in 1 hoof, as the nailing can cause concussion, but there is no reason this horse should not be in shoes. |
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| epoh - 2021-07-08 8:36 AM
I'm with your farrier on one. You need a shoe, especially when dealing with sole pain. I'd do pads and a shoe. My vet suggested glue ons for mine who foundered in 1 hoof, as the nailing can cause concussion, but there is no reason this horse should not be in shoes.
I even suggested glue ons to my farrier but something about where we live it's not going to hold up. My farrier says my horse was some of the strongest best walls and there is no worry about nailing. I bet he uses a slim blade or something as well. You don't want sole pressure , just support , so he will do what's right. There is no reason he can't have like a rim pad for comfort and stay in his cloud boots for the sole support. Might be the perfect combo. Like I said before , I was amazed at how my horse went at the vets barefoot on hard ground. Was pretty amazing. |
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Location: The Saudia Arabia of Wind Energy, Western Oklahoma | When in doubt, I would go with the farrier. Around here there are a lot more good vets than farriers. |
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Location: Washington | Go with your farrier! They specialize in feet. Few vets, up here anyway, know much about feet other then what Xrays show them. You know what all we went through with Bberry! Her recovery process was 180* from what vet suggested. We did pads and shoes with her but the down fall to the pads she was building so much false sole, she was pushing out the pads in 4 weeks, thus causing sole pressure. But that was before we had stopped what was causing the laminitis. She's killing it with her new little girl, barefoot. You'd never known she went through what she did. I'm so glad to hear your pony came through it! Can't wait to see you guys out running again! |
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