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Hi all, I am new to this forum but have been hanging around for a while, I have a 17hh tb ex racer and 6 shetties (plus another 2 shetties that I look after which belong to my mother)

Anyway my TB has bruising in one foot (quite a bit from what farrier said) but thought i would take him for a 15/20 minute hack (walking only because of bruising) and he seemed fine, is this ok or should I rest him for a few a bit,(farrier didnt say that i should).

Your opinions would be gratefully received.
 
Hi Casanova,

I've had lots of problems with TBs having bruised feet. My opinion is that a good farrier every 4 weeks helps a great deal, prevents heels lowering, etc. No reason to rest him - moving will probably help - horse will tell you if he's uncomfy! I'm not a vet, but it sounds to me that hacking him in walk on soft going is a great idea,

Hope he's 100% fit soon! Give the lovely Shetties a x from me! Every best wish, BS x
 
An alternative method of preventing the bruise is to have equipak fitted by your farrier when he is shod. It is a silicon gel pad which fills the sole and prevents further bruising.

Light hacking wont hurt as long as hes not in pain.
It will improve the circulation and help to heal the bruise. Also, usually is the bruise is visable on the sole, then it is old and has grown down.

Lou x
 
Do you mean bruised soles? Is there an abcess? My understanding is that bruised soles mainly come when the sole is thin or has been thinned too much which greatly reduces the protection to the bottom of the horses foot as well as the pedal bone. I'd personally be very careful about exercise without pads to protect her feet if it is the sole that's bruised. I'd also be doing some finding out about how to help her get a thicker sole. Mind you this probably means time out of shoes with boots and pads as well as a rehab trim, so you may need a good barefoot trimmer which you may or may not be prepared to look into.
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My TB suffered from this and I used horse trax pads.... kept hin sound for a number of year and he had them on perminantly. They are another cheaper and in my mind a better more cost effective alternative to the equipak system. We did try the equipak but it lasted 2 weeks before it all fell out.
 
Pads or equipak (ive never had this fall out before so thats a new one )
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Pads will work out cheaper as they can be refitted (depending on damage and wear) and equipak has to be redone each time.

The only working hurt a horse with bruised feet is if they make contact with the ground/stones etc

Are you feeding any suppliaments or putting anything on the horses feet at the moment?
 
Thank you all for your advice, I should have also mentioned that he bruised his foot because he ended up being without a shoe for nearly 7 weeks, had a few issues with him being a rather large Sh*t when farrier was trying to shoe him and hence farrier kept refusing but thankfully we have sorted that problem out.

The Farrier - He is not on any hoof supplements at the mo, his feet already grow so fast but if you can recommend something I will surely give it a go.

BS gave some of the shetties a x from you but one went without cause he was such a bad boy today
 
rest him and keep him a soft surface pick his feet out and apply eucolyptus to the sole every morning and night and scrub it on with an old tooth brush and give some arnica tablets that will bring the brusing out quicker!
 
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The only working hurt a horse with bruised feet is if they make contact with the ground/stones etc


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My understanding is it's a lot more complcated than that but as you know I'm not a Professional. This is an article that will give you some idea of the way I understand it. I tend to use Pete Ramey all the time for reference as he has a way of explaining things that I can understand.
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http://www.hoofrehab.com/horses_sole.htm

Here's an older article on sole http://www.hoofrehab.com/Balance.htm

Btw... I don't mean to teach my grandmother to suck eggs The Farrier I'm just trying to explain where I'm coming from.
 

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Thank you all for your advice, I should have also mentioned that he bruised his foot because he ended up being without a shoe for nearly 7 weeks, had a few issues with him being a rather large Sh*t when farrier was trying to shoe him and hence farrier kept refusing but thankfully we have sorted that problem out.
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BS gave some of the shetties a x from you but one went without cause he was such a bad boy today

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Hi again Casanova

Firstly, glad one Shettie did what was expected..!! Give him a big x for being true to a great breed!!
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Secondly, friend, re your TB - mine is always hopping lame immediately he loses a shoe! Good on yours! He's done lot of work, he's in late teens, + he's probably feeling pain when his joints are flexed to positions farriers need.

I don't know how you feel about this, but i'd certainly not be happy with a farrier who is happy to leave a teenage TB, whose feet are used to being shod, without a lost shoe for 7 weeks. (Makes me appreciate my beloved farrier even more!)

Maybe best way for you and your horse is if you had a serious chat with your farrier about how you can work together to help your horse, then if this still doesn't work, maybe ask other farriers in your area? They are all members of an approved association, maybe Google 'farriers', to get names + contacts of others?

All bests to you + equines friends, BS x
 
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