I'm sooo glad I read this post! my horse has done the same thing on three occasions over the last 8 weeks, the most recent being today. I feed her 1 scoop pony nuts 1 scoop chaff well soaked have always used alpha a but changed to chop with garlic to help with flies have noticed some sharp bits...
my horse has injured herself taking a chunk of flesh off heel/cornary band area about an inch long, it is now infected have tried to poltice but problem is she refuses to stay in a stable, is it possible to keep a poltice on out in the field?? they keep falling off.....please help!!!!