Another very shocked thread! Hoof related

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Was looking through my old photos and found a photo I posted on her and got fantastic advice which I whole heartily believe helped saved my horses life. The original image was of an extremely poor foot and with the encouragement of people here and my farrier we took the shoe permanently off
Here is the foot in April 2013
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The same foot today, just the other side. Abscess has gone but hole still there
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Hopefully we are going in the right direction. We are now at a new yard which is covered in pea gravel and soft tracks with poor grazing. And since we've moved out of old farriers area she is now being taken over by farrier/trimmer Paul Jackson..I've heard he's very good :)

And once again thank you to all the people from the original post for the support and advice on feet and diet. You rock.
 
Big massive smiles here :) She's so so happy, can turn very well again and go backwards without problems. I can't thank everyone here enough. I was/still am abit lost with all this new hoof care stuff. Oh good HashRouge ;) you'll have to ask Paul, he does another here already. Cptrayes knows the yard, her name came up on a blogpost when I googled it haha!
Went out in the field first time yesterday, no running or anything just went straight to eat :D haha. She was sick of hand grazing
 
woop :D

I did really feel for her looking at the earlier pic, but a great demo of what they can do if allowed to make their own changes a bit. Hope she continues to do so well :D
 
I know :( poor old lady.
Thank you :) it's just crazy how the hoof can change in a few months, I don't really notice too much til I take photos and compare
 
Please, please, please get a photo at the same side and angle as the first. I'd love to keep the shots as testament to how even the 'worst' hooves can move forward :)
 
The folks on here may have got the ball rolling, but you deserve all the credit for putting it in to practice and putting in the hard graft! Massive well done to you :D.
 
:)) well thank you TwoStroke! I'm just amazed how such a poorly hoof can turn into that! No fancy stuff put on her feet, just a good farrier and a sugar free diet :)
 
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:)) well thank you TwoStroke! I'm just amazed how such a poorly hoof can turn into that! No fancy stuff put on her feet, just a good farrier and a sugar free diet :)
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No voodoo or "lentil knitting" (love that phrase I read recently on here. Or was it knitting lentils? lol) just plain and simple horse friendly diet and care.

I'm going to link this thread to another here, hope that's ok?
 
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Haha nope! No magic was used :O and absolutely that's fine :)
This is a pony that was at one point un able to walk and on two danillon a day. Now she is 1/2 twice A day and so much sounder.
 
Wow, that's simply amazing!

Well done you for thinking outside of the box and implementing the suggestions. It really has worked hasn't it?

Just wow :D
 
Amazing change. I cannot believe how the whole shape is different. It was really bullnosed and now isn't at all.
 
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Same side of the hoof as original for Oberon, can't pm it since I don't have a working computer. Just been disinfecting it since abit of it has chipped off
 
Thank you both of you :)
Hopefully we can carry on a good bare time :)
Was such an horrid foot before :(

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the pony who owns those feet haha
 
Brilliant, thank you.

Still a ways to go but excellent progress so far - especially as it's the toughest time of the year for hooves anyway.

I'd love another pic in a couple of months too - there are real help to people who are at the end of their tether and think there's no hope for their horse....

 
Thank you Oberon :) definalty will take more photos. Its a hobby now haha taking hoof photos.
I was one of those people who was about to give up and it was the farrier who said lets try no shoes and see how she goes. The vet words where "this horse will be crippled without shoes" and before we left our old yard in Lancashire area I had the vet out again to check her and she was so surprised she still had no shoes on and was walking fine!
 
wow what a defference!

Can i ask, what causes the 'bull nose' look? i seem to see it alot on shod horses hinds
 
I think it was diet related in our case. I'm not 100% sure. We've got same farrier with both hoof shots but her diet was completely overhauled even though it was a lamintic diet before she now has no alfalfa, no molasses or sugar in any form and no fertilised grass and ad lib soaked hay.
 
flyermc I can't say for others but my boys bull-nosedness (more pronounced in front) was caused by reverse rotation of his pedal bones- so that essentially the hoof wall was following the profile of the pedal bone where it was sat. This has resolved since removing shoes and feeding differently.

I know that CPtrayes thinks it is often a sign of metabolic issues (as in TCA's mare) I did have my lad tested for cushings (19yo) and he was very much negative. Not tested for EMS/insulin resistance but as he is a good doer I essentially follow the sort of management employed for that anyway.
 
Yeh this old bird has cushings disease and two rotated pedal bones so I think that's her factor for her bull-nosing and she had 6 months in heartbars. Worked short term but they're not a long term thing.

And thank you Queenbeeeee :D :D
 
Haha :D just a complete Low sugar diet, a farrier who is awesome haha and brill advice from here!
Thank you :) she's a crazy old lady!
 
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