Hoof gurus- woops should be in tack room

[Michen]

What do I do with this? It’s kind of folded over itself you can see where I can put my finger under it. Shall I hoof knife it off? Recently took shoes off (didn’t trim yet) and horse is in a dry climate. I’m about to leave for 5 days and can’t get out on the roads as they are snow covered currently. So just hacking on forest pine type surface at the mo.

Pic of the monster too!

 

[GinaGeo]

I would hoof knife it off ?

 

[ycbm]

That's false sole that I always describe as a bandaid, put up quickly to protect an area of weakness. I only take it off when it's coming loose, like that is now. In the absence of any hard surfaces to wear it off, I think I would take a knife to it now it's showing it's about ready.

It's interesting you got that under a shoe though, it might suggest his hoof balance was putting pressure on the toe.
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[Arzada]

I would leave it for now because at the moment it's just a small bit that is loose. I'd let nature take her course and for it to come off when it's no longer needed.

 

[ycbm]

I would leave it for now because at the moment it's just a small bit that is loose. I'd let nature take her course and for it to come off when it's no longer needed.

I would normal agree with you, but Bog's only on soft squishy but dry surfaces for the meanwhile and I think there's a risk that false sole is unbalancing his foot and there's nothing in his environment to help nature get rid of it.
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[Michen]

Interesting, I assumed false sole but I’ve only ever seen it sort of around the sole itself in big kinda chunks. Never on the rim of the toe like that as a thinner flap.

Hmm, I think I might leave it until I’m back on Monday as I doubt it’ll do much harm to stay on for a bit longer and then it’s more ready to come off perhaps? Or by then, the roads should be clear and I can get him out on them.

Eek hard to know what to do. He’s never had that there and I’ve removed shoes every year for 6 years.

 

[ycbm]

I've got an identical picture from a rehab. I'll try and find it later.

ETA here you go. This was caused by thin soles caused by him being fat and insulin resistant. I sorted the manic eating out with trickle feeding, and these came off and never returned.,

 

[Pinkvboots]

I would leave it and it will fall off by itself it's a bit like a scab and it's protecting the sole underneath so pull or cut it and it could cause a bit of soreness.

It looks like a bit of change of environment feet to me, my horses had feet like stone after the dry summer then after a bit of rain they just shed all the sole and frog.

If your worried about it putting pressure on the sole I would maybe just rasp it a bit so it's not so thick.

 

[Michen]

I've got an identical picture from a rehab. I'll try and find it later.

ETA here you go. This was caused by thin soles caused by him being fat and insulin resistant. I sorted the manic eating out with trickle feeding, and these came off and never returned.,


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Thanks for that. Boggle obviously isn’t fat or insulin resistant and his x rays this spring were great. So seems a bit odd. Hmm.

 

[ycbm]

Thanks for that. Boggle obviously isn’t fat or insulin resistant and his x rays this spring were great. So seems a bit odd. Hmm.

I thought it just looked like his hoof balance had got a bit wrong and was tipping weight into his toes. It could even have been something about the way they stand in a shaking vehicle, because he was in that situation for quite a few hours in that last set of shoes. I wouldn't worry about it if it comes off and stays off. For the horse above, it was a permanent feature barefoot, until his diet was got under control.
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[Michen]

I thought it just looked like his hoof balance had got a bit wrong and was tipping weight into his toes. It could even have been something about the way they stand in a shaking vehicle, because he was in that situation for quite a few hours in that last set of shoes. I wouldn't worry about it if it comes off and stays off. For the horse above, it was a permanent feature barefoot, until his diet was got under control.
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Thanks ycbm. He’s landing nice and even and flat/slightly heel first. Farrier around in two weeks so intended to have him looked at and trimmed a bit then.