UKa
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What treatment is recommended for the above and how can it be prevented and how do you know the foot is bruised? I am asking as I suspect my girl may have bruised a foot (AGAIN...)!
bruised sole - diagnosis and treatment?
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brackenhappy
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bracken bruised both her front feet at the same time!!! the vet diagnosed it so she was buted up and the farrier was out to put shoes on her to raise her feet off the ground a bit! she hadnt been shod up to that point!! has been shod since and touch wood has not had a prob since!! it was a year ago!! i could tell as she couldnt walk!!! thought she had abcesses again!!
UKa
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interesting you say that - mine is unshod (never has been) - may consider shoes now as problem seems to have appeared where we are now with lots of stones in the ground ...
cobden99
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Yes mine bruised both his feet at the same time in May when the ground was really hard, even though never been shod and been ridden for the last five years. He kept going slightly lame so eventually I took him for xrays on Weds in case it was something sinister. Looked fine so now he has front shoes on with gel and seems sound - Im hoping he wont have to be shod all the time though, Im going to wait till winter when the ground is softer and then try him without shoes again.
jaimep
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bruised soles happen because of an insult (injury) to the foot e.g. caused by stepping on a sharp stone etc. Just like you could bruise your own foot.
If the horn of the sole is thin the bruising will be worse. the thinner the sole the more susceptable the foot will be to such damage.
Simple really?
Shoeing a horse can help (by lifting the foot up) but... a shod horse can just as easily accidently step on a sharp stone that sticks into the unprotected part of its sole...
horn growth is causes by stimulation. in a shod horse the sole does not get as much stimulation... which means that the sole gradually gets thinner and thinner... which ultimately means the sole becomes very thin (on some horses you can push it in with your thumbs because it's paper thin) it shouldn't be it should be a quarter to a half aninch thick (or more), once it is ... you wont get bruises...
yay!
If the horn of the sole is thin the bruising will be worse. the thinner the sole the more susceptable the foot will be to such damage.
Simple really?
Shoeing a horse can help (by lifting the foot up) but... a shod horse can just as easily accidently step on a sharp stone that sticks into the unprotected part of its sole...
horn growth is causes by stimulation. in a shod horse the sole does not get as much stimulation... which means that the sole gradually gets thinner and thinner... which ultimately means the sole becomes very thin (on some horses you can push it in with your thumbs because it's paper thin) it shouldn't be it should be a quarter to a half aninch thick (or more), once it is ... you wont get bruises...
yay!