Recent content by leoandbuck

Thanks for all your input and the genuine people trying to help. We believe we have found the problem now.

Yes she has, her overall condition has improved since being with us including her hoofs. She is fed a balancer but may need to add extra biotin to help. Deep bruising has shown itself today, which was picked up by vet today not farrier. Many horses need to have special shoes and pads when...

Thanks Ester, we were recommended the same from the vet, as the offspring will be aiming to compete at a high level I would worry the impact would be too much And would be an on going problem. I have the farrier coming out to try her with shoes and I will move her to a higher field as the one...

oh dear, as you don't know the full story I'll just laugh at the condescending comment, I have years and vast of experience breeding and she isn't being put into foal just because she has womb, she is part of a breeding programme and she is new to the team, first time we have came across this...

I have only had her a few months and is currently barefoot, she lives out as being in a stables stresses her out and I have plans to breed from her next year, she has bred show jumping foals. She has her hoofs cleaned, disinfected and oiled on a daily basis and today when checking on her she has...

I am potentially going to breed from a show jumping broodmare with flat feet and just wondering if anyone has any problems competing their horse because of flat feet/soft soles? Does the impact of jumping end up too hard on the horse. Thanks

the vet confirmed her leg was swollen due to the pain and inflammation coming from her soft painful soles, it like when horses have abscesses they often have swollen legs but there's no abscess that they can find.

My main priority is to get her comfortable and happy, i have googled a lot about this and everyone seems to have a different reason for such a thing, i know pads can be put on with shoes to help and the environment seems to come up a lot, but wondering if i should quite while im ahead. she has...

I bought a broodmare from show jumping lines SSH a few months ago which I will put in foal next year but for the last month she has become lame due to her having flat feet. It started off with a slight swelling in her leg and progressed to lameness. I had my barefoot farrier come out to...