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Aggy pony on box rest is definitely an accurate description 😂 I’ll have a look at the Spillers one now! Sounds like it may be a good option for him!

Thank you 🙂 Thought soaked may be best! What balancers work well in your experience?

My cob pony has torn his annular ligament in his front right foot and so is on box rest for at least 6 weeks. Was wondering what everyone feeds their horses whilst on box rest? He’s currently having an unsoaked haynet in the morning and night and then a few handfuls of the Spillers molasses...

That’s so helpful to see. Thank you! Hoping it’s just that for my boy too 🙏🏼

That’s good to know. He is a laminitic type. He’s shown no obvious signs of lami and x-rays were clear but it’s certainly something to keep in mind as he is absolutely the kind that would be prone to it. Thank you 😊

Not very. Lame in trot but not in walk. Original abscess broke through the side of the coronary band. I’m hoping that’s what it is.

Horse still not sound. Second set of x rays and still nothing conclusive but now seems to be a gap forming between hoof and coronary band. Has anyone come across this before? Very worried.

Thank you so much for all of your replies. I have left him unbandaged now as no pus is coming through anymore and just keeping the hole clean. Hoping he’ll be sound again soon!

That’s really good to hear. I’m in no rush for him to go back to work just want him to be comfortable so glad to hear it was successful!

This is the drain hole- left was when it first broke last Sunday, right is today.

Oh that’s interesting! Did you keep it poulticed/covered whilst you were still syringing? My horse is kept out 24/7 as he spends all his time trying to break out of his stable and injured himself in the process. Have been tubbing with Epsom salts daily too to try to draw anything remaining out.

I’m sorry to hear that 😞 He’s 17. We’ve EMS and cushings tested previously and both were negative. No signs of laminitis from x rays either.

So sorry for your loss. Praying this isn’t the case for my boy 😥

That’s good to hear. Hoping he’ll be right again soon! Did you poultice until fully healed?

Sorry for long post! My cob pony went lame suddenly whilst out riding on 10th September. He was fine in walk then but still lame in trot. So not the usual lameness I’d expect with an abscess. Vet came out 12th September. Did the usual lameness work-up. No obvious heat, no reaction to hoof...