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Just had a horse diagnosed with coronitis and they recommended to rehydrate the coronet band. He's got a wet poultice on the coronet with vaseline. The problem is that there are cracks in the heels and they are sore which could be the cause of his lameness. He's got ridges in the hoof growth which the vet said maybe nutritional. The thing is that he is only lame trotting in circles on the left rein. Trotting straight on the level and downhill and circling right he is fine. Just not sure the coronitis is enough to cause this??
 
Firstly.. why vasaline? it is oil based and will prevent moisture transfer.

Secondly a wet poultice on the area with be drawing on a very weak area of the hoof.

Thirdly, swelling of the coronet band and underlying structures can cause lameness and the lameness you describe is only mild.

Ridges in the hoof can suggest two things, a change is nutritional values or laminitis.

Sounding to me a bit like poor foot hygiene by the fact that the heels are also cracking.

get some naf hoof moist and coat the foot in it. Id also get some mointurising cream (cheap stuff such as E45 cream or Aveeno crream) and coat the foot in this and the used a gauze bandage and a vet wrap to kee the moisturiser on..

Not sure of the ins and out so cant really say for sure
 
try camerosa or cornucrescine on the coronet band and heels to encourage horn growth, so he should recover quicker.
And agree with nailed - ridges are either chronic laminitis or nutritional. Whats his diet?
 
He gets alfa a, DH staypower cubes, sugar beet, salt and glucosamine. The vet said that it seemed balanced enough but to give a broad spectrum vits and mins supplement anyway. The strange thing is that my other wb is fed identical but has no ridges. The ridges started about 3 months ago but farrier not worried until now (changed farrier, other one insisted all was fine) and both he and the vet recommended a cold poultice to rehydrate the coronet band as well as vaseline. I used to use keratex hoof moisturiser until the first farrier told me i was weakening the hoof. Feel like i'm going in circles. Know its not laminitis due to xrays, the only other suggestion i was given was that the snow and ice may have had an effect as he wore overreach when out as had heart bars he kept taking off. Now back in normal shoes though
 
Keratex is good but don't use it forever, as can be detrimental - use for about 6 weeks then give them 4-6weeks off it, then use again and so on. Rather than a general vit and min supplement, you could try farriers formula or Biotin which are really supposed to target the feet, as like you said their diet in general doesn't seem to be the problem. I assume they get good access to hasy/turnout?
If he's sound downhill, I wouldn't have thought he had alow grade laminitis, as this would really highlight the problem...but I suppose there are always exceptions. Keep us informed!
 
If you read the small print on the Animalintex packet you will find it tells you never to use anything else along with the poultice.
This is because poulticing is a sensitive enough thing to get right at the best of times, without the added risk of something else causing the area to blister.
 
Are his ergots and chestnuts affected or his frogs? Horse on our yard has a condition called pemphigus. Rare condition our vet has only seen once before. Affects coronet bands, heels causing dryness and soreness. Ergots and chestnuts peel off leaving sore patches. Frogs deteriorate causing soreness too. Hair on coronet bands sticks out in a very distinctive manner. Is it just confined to coronets and heels? Hope so as Pemphigus is difficult to treat being an auto immune condition.
 
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