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Hi i posted a while ago about my horse being possible lo grade lami due to subtle lameness on turning tight on concrete. I was hoping to try barefoot as he has underrun heels and other weaknesses which may b part of the problem. He is an amazing be eventer and i would be gutted if hus career is over. After 2 monrhs of rest and restricted diet he was no better so nerve blicks and x rays were done. He blocked to both fronts 1 · 2 /10 lame when lungef small circle in hard. Sound to flexions on straight lines and lungef in soft. Nothing in x ray so off for mri. Mri report says cillateral ligent desmitis. My vet says its mild but explains lameness. No bursa ir navicular bone very mild inflammation to impar lig nothing on ddft. Thete is also fragmentation at the point if insertion. Now i currently have hus front shoes off frim x rays and 1 week in he us coping well. Sore in stiny ground and cautious on hard but not too bad. His hoives are better shape already! Heel looks hugher amazungly and even my vet had to agrer! Hiwever he wants him shod un heartbars and tells me they will stio the mivement that will aggrevate tge desmitis. I want to gi barefoot at least for a while to let his feet reciver. Can anyone advuse if i am doing the wring thing going against my vets advuce?? I will try post pics timorrow. Thanks
 
Take a look at rockleyfarm.blogspot.com for horses with your problems resolved with a barefoot rehab

Your vet agrees his feet have changed for the better and wants bar shoes on anyway? PM farrier Heelfirst and he will tell you why your vet is wrong.
 
Interesting to read the results of the mri. My horse has been the same as yours with poss low grade lami/lame on a circle. I think I replied on your last thread.
Against my vets advice (but not against the farriers advice) the shoes came off, too early to say if it's made a difference but she is certainly no worse.
Shoes off sounds like a no brainier to me, especially as they are already off and the horse is coping, good luck :)
 
Thank you for replies. Yes my vet agreef the hoof had already improved and he was very interested in my point of view. But he said thats how i was trained which i do understand. He will support me whatever way i go but was worried about any sideways movement of the hoof. He said that would be bad the ligaments. Of course he also prescribed rest but i declined bix rest as i believe it will do more harm than good. My horse turns psychotic on bix rest and will do more damage during any controlled exercise. Field rest for another month is ok but i know ifeally i need to walk in surfaces that stimulate his hooves. I have looked at all the rockley info. I would love to send him but i have another horse and cant send one away as will nit have a stable to come back to. I cant end up with 2 horses at different yards! Is the farrier a member here. I have had no help at all from my farrier so would be great to speak to him!

Yes i remember your reply in my thread! I am glad i got to the bittim of thus as ibviously iver tume it would have gotten worse. Its guttung but i can niw buukd a plan specific to his problem rather than guesswork. I hope you can get to the bottim if your issues too its nit nice being in limbo. I need some lyck if i want to ever jump again but at least we can now mive forward. Goodluck.
 
For the benefit of your vet, there was a study done (don't have it to hand as on my mobile) showing success rates with traditional approaches (remedial farriery, drugs etc) for the different types of injuries.

Collateral ligaments had a very poor prognosis with only about 10% returning to full work. Maybe something to raise with the vet.

Mine had injured those plus ddft and dsil in both feet and didn't improve in 18 months with traditional treatment but did come back to jump after 4 1/2 months at rockley.
 
Thank you , I have pm d heelfirst for some advice. Would be great to get a farriers view. Mine isnt too interested at all really! I am really interested in the Rockley rehab, but so reluctant to send my horse away as I have another horse in livery and cannot end up with them separated! I am hoping I can do the rehab myself if I do enough reading and get the right professionals on board to help. The nutrition is a bit of a mystery. I tried fast fibre with prohoof but he wont eat it, so gone back to hifi lite with prohoof. I will add some micronised linseed but not sure if he is going to eat this either! I am soaking haylage and he has access to grass, but grass is dry and stalky now so hopefully not too high in sugar. I guess I need to know what to do about exercise too, as if I were to follow my vets advice, ideally we would be box resting!! The barefoot rehab doesnt seem to include box rest, so this is a dilemma. To rest or not to rest??
 
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