lyndsayberesford
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Long story short, my horse has been lame for a few days, thought he was going to abscess but didn't so vet out today and he has corns! I've never experienced corns or come across them before so tell me all you know about cure,prevention in future, causes etc! Feel such a numpty as didn't even know what they were till I googled it!!!
I have a niggle that it could have happened last year also! Do they come and go like normal types of bruises? Or can they be a long term thing that harder ground brings out? Once they have had corns are they more prone to corns/abscesses etc?
The farrier commented that he has low heels also (much better than they were 6 months ago due to change in farrier) but to prevent reoccurrence heart bar shoes have been suggested? Should this be long term or just short term while he has corns? Or long term to prevent corns occurring again?
Can a drastic change in diet cause softness to the hoof to make him more sensitive on the heel/horn area to cause the corn? As he has just gone into summer paddocks 24/7 on quite lush grass!
Got my farrier coming out on Monday to put heart bar shoes on so will have discussions with him about it all but want to know as much as possible before he comes...
Got a show in 2 weeks (british novice 2nd round) that I really would like him right for... Is there any hope that he might come right in time? Obviously not a chance I'd take him if not as his well being is far more important than any show!
Are there any supplements that would help his hoof/feet even a little bit from bruising/corns??
Help me please
I have a niggle that it could have happened last year also! Do they come and go like normal types of bruises? Or can they be a long term thing that harder ground brings out? Once they have had corns are they more prone to corns/abscesses etc?
The farrier commented that he has low heels also (much better than they were 6 months ago due to change in farrier) but to prevent reoccurrence heart bar shoes have been suggested? Should this be long term or just short term while he has corns? Or long term to prevent corns occurring again?
Can a drastic change in diet cause softness to the hoof to make him more sensitive on the heel/horn area to cause the corn? As he has just gone into summer paddocks 24/7 on quite lush grass!
Got my farrier coming out on Monday to put heart bar shoes on so will have discussions with him about it all but want to know as much as possible before he comes...
Got a show in 2 weeks (british novice 2nd round) that I really would like him right for... Is there any hope that he might come right in time? Obviously not a chance I'd take him if not as his well being is far more important than any show!
Are there any supplements that would help his hoof/feet even a little bit from bruising/corns??
Help me please