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Hello everyone. - phew - what a difficult time I have had registering, mainly because I could not read the visual verification words, on a number of attempts!

Anyway, I"m legit now, so could anyone discuss my concerns about too much foot being cut off, and now my mare has virtually nothing left, and is consequently quite foot sore now?

Thank You.

Roanne
 
Hi Roanne, more info would be good, photos even better :)

Did a farrier or trimmer do your horses feet, did they remove sole, how long was it since the last trim, how long has your horse been unshod, what is your horses diet at the moment...
 
Hi Casey 76 - thank for getting back so quickly. My horse is shod every 5 weeks, and she is due shoeing next week.

I have had my farrier for a long time, but over last year or so, I feel he has allowed his apprentice to trim too short, and my yard manager aand staff have commented also. My vet feels her feet are fine, but I'm still not sure, in view of other's opinion, and my own niggling feeling all is not quite right. Terrain around my yard bridle ways is a mixture of concrete, and natural ground, which varies, with the weather. She is 1&, and ha had suspensory and flexor tendon probs in the past, and she can be a bit pottery down hill, but I'm very careful with her, aand allow her to take her time. She also has cracked hoofs and I use Keratex, and add BetterForHooves. In her diet, but have decided to go back to Farriers Formula. She is on a light diet, as I only hack her now, and and she has cosequinne for her joints, and I have recently added blue chip original, so apart fro her feet, she looks pretty healthy.
 
Hi Amandap. Thank You also for getting back, should have mentioned that her soles become a bit tender, particularly just before due shoeing, but does seem to be a bit more comfortable a day or 2 after.

Maybe I'm being a fussy Mum, and should be trusting my farrier and vet?

Your opinions and advice either way will be much appreciated.

Roanne xx
 
One or two Heelfast, but sometimes farrier fills them in with the yellow hardening paste, which does help until hoofs start to grow beyond. Here in the UK, with such a variable climate, hoof probs like this seem to be prevalent. Her soles are now quite soft, and I use Keratex on them, and her hoofs. My main concern really is that she has so little sole now, ther is not much to fix her shoes on to,aand I still think too much of her foot has been cut away. Is very difficult, as I don't want to have an issue with either my farrier, or my vet.
 
Will do Amandap - and thanks again both of you for your help and advice. Farrier on Wednesday, so will get back to tell what he says. X
 
If you do not want to ‘have an issue’ with your farrier or vet, then I think you may have quite a problem.
FACT: Any feet cracked from the nail down are due to a conflict between the nail and the hoof, I suggest the hoof stays and the nail either changes or goes!
There are many ways to start putting this right, and if you are going to stay shod then you may want to take a look at this.
http://www.rockfoot.com/shoeing.html
 
My experience of cracks travelling a way up the hoof has been dietary, causing flare due to diet affecting lamina connection. If I get the diet low enough in sugars and pay attention to mineral intake in my horse prone to flare related cracks, they grow out well but they do have to grow out. The soft sole also points to possible diet issues. If diet changes don't help look for metabolic issues, bloods for PPID and IR. There may hoof balance issues but the above is my experience.

Hope your farrier has some ideas how to help.
 
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I get the distinct impression the hooves are deteriorating, in all my time [Its 60 years exactly and in those days horses pulled milk carts], no farrier has ever discussed feeding with me other than to say, how good the feet are: then I tell THEM about THE DIET...........

Hoof Pro [ebay] [you can ask for advice from pro earth] THE stuff.
100---> 200 gms Micronseed linseed [charnwood milling]
500gms [dry weight] quick beet/speedy beet which is molasses free [soaked]
Molasses free good chaff [Dengie]to improve texture and taste and another source of fibre.

I could say a lot more, but without seeing the horse and the farrier' s work, I will say nothing more.

You could ask for the shoes to be removed and try hoof boots with pads for a while, some farrier will fit them for you, and this is where I would be looking, for someone who has an open mind.
btw if you suggest boots to some people they will not approved, and as for T.Breds .......... well "they all have bad feet", is that not true [err... NO]
 
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Interesting you should mention the myth that all TBs have bad feet, as mine had excellent feet - largely down to my then farrier I believe. Her issues were spavins and eventually severe and spreading arthritis. My current mare is a warm blood. Anyway, we will see what transpires on Wednesday, but again, thank You Al for your much appreciated comments and advice.
 
I did think seriously about the dietary aspect Amandap, and thought I had that sorted, but maybe I should look at it again. She can't have molasses chaff because she becomes fizzy on other than low dose sugars - I even had to change Danilon bute to equipalazone, as the former has a higher glucose content and she calmed down on the latter. I sometimes think my offsprings childhood illnesses etc were less complicated than the probs with our lovely equines!!!! Xx
 
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