bruised soles - would you buy a horse thats had one?

[silverstar]

Am I right in thinking this is related to long flat feet? Would you buy a horse that sound perfect but has had a bruised sole in the past? Does this mean more chance of a recurrence?

 

[Umbongo]

Or had a large stone stuck in their hoof, went barefoot on very stoney ground, had soft soles, anything else husbandry related etc?

If the horse does have long flat feet I would just get a good farrier.

Wouldn't put me off personally if the horse was what I wanted

ETA: Mention it to vet at the vetting.

 

[Clava]

Wouldn't worry me, but I'd be taking off it's shoes anyway to hopefully grow a stronger better hoof. My herd are all bare.

 

[attheponies]

Wouldn't put me off at all as long as all looks fine now, but would have the horse vetted. Have had numerous bruised soles with different horses over the years.

 

[galaxy]

no wouldn't put me off.

When I had it vetted I would mention it to the fet so they particularly looked at the horses foot confo.

 

[ScarlettLady]

My boy had constant bruised soles and abscesses 2 winters ago, but had never had anything before and touch wood nothing since, with no altered treatments.
So nope wouldn't put me off

 

[babymare]

would not put me off as long as passed vetting - bruised soles can be result of many things - My big lad as very flat feet low at heels and we had 18 months of abcess after abcess - my farrier is ace and with help of bar shoes and good farriering his feet look great and not had abcess for 3 yrs now woo hooo - good farriers are worth weight in gold lol

 

[noblesteed]

It happens to them all I reckon. my horse has excellent feet and got a bruise when he threw a shoe, it happens. It's no different from us treading on a plug in our socks - painful but purely accidental.

 

[M'n'M]

I don't think its a problem. My girl had a bruised sole when I bought her and hasn't had one since. She doesn't even wear shoes anymore Sometimes its just a rock, like everyone else said

 

[tallyho!]

Bruised soles shouldn't cause misshapen feet. Bruising as others have said are just that, a bruise. It hurts a bit and then gets better. Long flat feet can be caused by either poor husbandry or even anatomically further up the limb. Same goes for boxy feet.

 

[paulineh]

A bruised sole should not be a problem at all.

They can do it in the field by putting their feet onto a stone or flint.

I have a little Arab Mare that has had several and still at the age of 21 she continues to compete in Endurance.

Sometimes my farrier will say that one of mine has had a bruise in the foot and the horse has never been lame.

A horse that has had a bruised sole in the past would not put me off buying it.

 

[Redd]

Is the horse on wood-chip bedding? As that can cause bruised soles hence I will never use it. Unless a vet said the hooves would be a big problem it wouldn't bother me in a potential horse. Good luck

 

[Tnavas]

Is the horse on wood-chip bedding? As that can cause bruised soles hence I will never use it. Unless a vet said the hooves would be a big problem it wouldn't bother me in a potential horse. Good luck

Why would wood chip cause bruised soles? I've had mine on wood chips of all types and sizes and not had any problem.

Soft feet, excessive use of sand areans are more likely to thin soles and allow bruises to happen.

Certainly wouldn't put me off so long as feet were a good shape.

 

[maggiesmum]

I most certainly wouldn't mention it at the vetting, if the vet happens to write it on his form and you send it to the insurance company that'll be all 4 feet excluded! Sounds wrong I know but insurance companies make their money from not paying out!

 

[smellsofhorse]

It totally depends on the situation, it could just be one of those things, a simple injury that will recover quickly, if it had happened in a horse i was intending to buy, i would speak to the owner and get them to wait for it to heal.

If it was related to something more serious then i have to consider the problems, but this isnt common, for a simple bruised sole.

 

[silverstar]

It totally depends on the situation, it could just be one of those things, a simple injury that will recover quickly, if it had happened in a horse i was intending to buy, i would speak to the owner and get them to wait for it to heal.

If it was related to something more serious then i have to consider the problems, but this isnt common, for a simple bruised sole.

Okay will ask more about it when I go to view the horse.