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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | My new gelding that we got off the kill lot finally showed up yesterday. Long story with the hauler, but he was well cared for. I lunged him today, and then booted him for the video. I should’ve gotten video without them, but will tomorrow, as the boots helped him. He is barefoot. Was hauled to the auction three weeks ago and had shoes pulled about three months ago. His feet seem squishy in the heels. He’s ouchie for sure. We were told by previous owner that he is possibly navicular. Just looking for opinions on what y’all see. Also, he came without a name... so name ideas are welcome ;)
https://youtu.be/p1FfVrld4kU
https://youtu.be/jrFiDt52OP4
https://youtu.be/vbH8ymvoKXk
These probably aren’t clickable and I’m sorry, I don’t know how to fix it, but would appreciate a copy and paste!
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | They are simply clickable:))))). So glad he finally showed up!He's SUPER CUTE!! Edited to add,I would call him CRUSH, LOL
Edited by jake16 2018-11-18 8:12 PM
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 Loves to compete
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Location: Oakdale, CA | he is cute but he is off on right front.................. |
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Location: Central Texas | All I see is a very lame horse. Hopefully you can get him comfortable and until then, give him plenty of rest. |
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| Good grief, he is off, not very lame. |
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 It Goes On
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Location: Muskogee, OK | Vet here- he is lame on that LF. A good lameness workup with your vet will help you determine where it’s coming from and your options as far as getting him feeling better. Good luck, he’s handsome! |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | I see left front issue. . . Other people will know and offer ideas, but I'm gonna just say I'm so glad he's finally home, he's absolutely adorable, and I pray you can figure out what's wrong and help him  |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Super cute and he looks very willing! I bet he will be awesome with some time and TLC. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | He's cute.
Keep us updated on his progress.
When are you planning on getting him checked out? |
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Thank you everyone. He really is a character. Liking his demeanor a lot. I am having my farrier come put some eyes and hands on him after Thanksgiving. If fixing his feet don’t seem to help, then I will haul him up to the vet and start looking further in. |
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| What a cutie! - when I saw the video the name Gunner/Gunnar stuck in my mind  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I would have vet x ray his front feet, I would check his navicular bone and coffin bones.. I think Trip would be a good name for him since he was on a long Trip coming from Texas or Tex or Texas since he is from Texas.. |
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Location: South Georgia | I think I’d get radiographs before farrier. |
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | I’m gonna be honest with y’all and put our situation on here, and hopefully it will explain why I can’t go straight to a vet... my husband has been our families sole provider for over 9 years. I was blessed to be a stay at home mom to our daughter, which turned into being a homemaker when she started school. I have been beyond blessed and basically was able to do anything my heart desired.
We found out a few months ago that the store my husband contracted with was closing down. His last day with said company was last Friday. He has scoured for, applied with, and never heard back from so many similar positions that could keep our lifestyle the same. Unfortunately, good paying jobs like he had are few and far between in our location. So, while he has been hired on with a very good company here, his bring home will be less than a quarter (he made REALLY good money) of what he made before.
In saying that, I have gone back to work, cleaning houses. And while it’s not a highly viewed “career”, it pays well, I’m just working on continuing to build clientele.
With all that said, this gelding was a last gift from the man who has my heart, before his job came to an end. We didn’t plan on him having lameness problems, not that that’s an excuse. But we really need to get settled in our new financial state before I can go spending $600+ to have r xays done. I know the cheapest route isn’t always the best, but I’m trying to do what I can with what I have.
I hope you all can understand where I’m coming from, it’s absolutely not because I don’t want to help him. |
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| Don't worry about what anyone thinks. We don't all run to the vet the first thing. There are many things that can help a horse like him. People jump on the navicular band wagon way too fast. The best thing I have EVER had done with horses that move like him is really good breakover and heel support, brought by a good farrier. And I have had two "navicular" horses fixed by a plain rim shoe. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Have your farrier see if he can help with the pain but alot of times that can get expensive too if it cant be a easy fix, since you were saying hes worst without the boots on and moved better with the boots I think theres a deep lying problem, I dont run to a vet for every little thing either, but I would at least have the coffin bone and navicular bone checked to at least rule it out if thats not the problem and I think it would be alot cheaper then guessing and spending a ton of money on farriers and supplements, been there done that untill I finally broke down and took my gelding to the vet after fighting with a lameness problem for at least a year and a half had x rays done and found out he's got rotation in his right hoof, and also found out hes IR and now I can manage the problem, the first trip to a different vet he didnt x ray and so he missed the problems but had a farrier come out and shoe him at the vets office, now that was freaking expensive did now fix my horse and this special farrier worked on him a year, got tired of this mess with my horse being off so I finally took him to my main guy after a year and he found the problem with 4 xrays, two per hoof. Was alot cheaper then my first trip to the vet that thought just special shoeing would help |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2018-11-19 8:37 PM Have your farrier see if he can help with the pain but alot of times that can get expensive too if it cant be a easy fix, since you were saying hes worst without the boots on and moved better with the boots I think theres a deep lying problem, I dont run to a vet for every little thing either, but I would at least have the coffin bone and navicular bone checked to at least rule it out if thats not the problem and I think it would be alot cheaper then guessing and spending a ton of money on farriers and supplements, been there done that untill I finally broke down and took my gelding to the vet after fighting with a lameness problem for at least a year and a half had x rays done and found out he's got rotation in his right hoof, and also found out hes IR and now I can manage the problem, the first trip to a different vet he didnt x ray and so he missed the problems but had a farrier come out and shoe him at the vets office, now that was freaking expensive did now fix my horse and this special farrier worked on him a year, got tired of this mess with my horse being off so I finally took him to my main guy after a year and he found the problem with 4 xrays, two per hoof. Was alot cheaper then my first trip to the vet that thought just special shoeing would help
or it can mean he needs shoes and quicker breakover.  |
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The Advice Guru
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| Cheapest thing to do is get a barefoot trimmer out to trim him every 4 weeks, or learn to do it yourself. Pete Ramey has some great videos.
If he just had his shoes pulled he may still be sore from that. I would keep the boots on when on rocky ground, and leave him barefoot.
Also check for thrush, this can make a horse head bobbing lame.
Have the farrier use hoof testers and see where he is sore, heels, may be navicular, but could also be contracted heels, frog, thrush, toe laminitis.
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Meep.Meep - 2018-11-19 8:40 PM Southtxponygirl - 2018-11-19 8:37 PM Have your farrier see if he can help with the pain but alot of times that can get expensive too if it cant be a easy fix, since you were saying hes worst without the boots on and moved better with the boots I think theres a deep lying problem, I dont run to a vet for every little thing either, but I would at least have the coffin bone and navicular bone checked to at least rule it out if thats not the problem and I think it would be alot cheaper then guessing and spending a ton of money on farriers and supplements, been there done that untill I finally broke down and took my gelding to the vet after fighting with a lameness problem for at least a year and a half had x rays done and found out he's got rotation in his right hoof, and also found out hes IR and now I can manage the problem, the first trip to a different vet he didnt x ray and so he missed the problems but had a farrier come out and shoe him at the vets office, now that was freaking expensive did now fix my horse and this special farrier worked on him a year, got tired of this mess with my horse being off so I finally took him to my main guy after a year and he found the problem with 4 xrays, two per hoof. Was alot cheaper then my first trip to the vet that thought just special shoeing would help or it can mean he needs shoes and quicker breakover.
Meep.Meep I know how you love to argue on here so not arguing with you, this was for Bingo not you.. I was trying to tell her I would have saved tons of money if I would have done the xrays in the first place instead of trying to guess the problems, I'm no expert for sure but was just giving her my opinion. You gave her you're opinion and I gave mine and others have too. And you could be right about the breakover, but since he came out of a kill pen and hes a nice looking horse there was a reason he was there, unfortunate for this gelding. |
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Like I said, I know that just a set of shoes may not be the answer. But right now, I can’t justify spending a ton at the vet. In a few months, when our lives are a little less financially stressed, we will if needed. I was just asking for opinions and ideas in the meantime.
I lunged yesterday without boots and he actually seemed more comfortable.. I’ll upload those videos. |
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