Anyone seen a double frog before?

[PurBee]

I was looking through horses for sale ads recently, and a cob…very hairy! (Gorgeous)….had 1 pic of his feet - i did a double take as i was taking-in what looks to be 2 frogs growing on 1 hoof!

Evidently with this particular hoof, its now been trimmed, as horse is for sale, but the double frog has been left.

Anyone seen this before? How does it develop?
It looks like, what should be the back crevice of the original frog is where another frog is growing, to support the foot further back. I am wondering how this happens? Over- growth of foot to the point that the front wall length tips hoof so far back that the frog adjusts by growing more frog tissue out of itself to support the heels more? What do you think?

Posting this for hoof interest only, as ive never seen a double frog before and find it fascinating how the hoof compensates growth to maintain balance, and thought others hoof enthusiasts might find it interesting.

 

[Regandal]

Well, that’s odd! Could it be a deformed frog, from the angle of the pic it looks like the new part should belong on the right side as we’re looking at the foot?

 

[Regandal]

Would really like to see side-on pics of that hoof.

 

[Gloi]

Just looks like an overgrown normal frog in need of trimming.

 

[PurBee]

Unfortunately thats the only pic. You may have a point, it could be the right heel frog section and its grown weird to allow more balance.

Reminds me in my gelding, after an abscess took out one heel of front feet, and that wall was unstable/weak/going to shear off - his bar on that side grew massively thick to compensate, and become a temporary heel.

 

[ycbm]

Looks like a narrow, wonky frog with possible thrush ssues in the central sulcus.
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[PurBee]

Just looks like an overgrown normal frog in need of trimming.

Thats why i did a double-take, unsure really whats going on with the frog. It would help if there wasnt all the hair covering the heel bulbs etc to see clearer. The farrier appeared to have trimmed the top highest right point of frog, and left the rest.

The dark blob half way down looked to me like the point of the second frog, as if that dark blob was raised, yet that may well be a thrushy section thats not raised.

 

[PurBee]

Looks like a narrow, wonky frog with possible thrush ssues in the central sulcus.
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yeah, the wonkiness threw me, all that frog tissue up there at the right side looks unusual.

 

[PurBee]

He’s a lovely gelding with a wicked moustache! ? im sitting on my hands!