Hoof help please!

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What do you knowledgable feet folk think about this hoof?

http://tinypic.com/r/t7epw8/9

It's a hind, horse has been barefoot since Jan, semi-retired now so mostly pottering around, few miles roadwork a week.
She also has ddft tears in both front feet (diagnosed with MRI) and prone to lymphangitis behind... Basically a wreck and I'm on the verge of calling it a day with her :(
She is not wanting to put weight on this leg, but I can't feel any heat, pulses or swellings... Fairly sure it is hoof related but I have no idea what I should be looking for, and its been about 15 years since I had a horse with abscesses.

Sorry, struggled to add the photo direct into the post as it was massive and I have no idea how to resize.
 
They do not always have heat, a strong pulse or swelling with an abscess, I have one at the moment who has one his foot is cool most of the time, his pulse comes and goes, there is no swelling but I am 100% certain the farrier will find an abscess tomorrow, pony is being very pathetic, he does not do pain well so looks as if he is on deaths door, doesn't really want to eat but as it is not the first time he has had one I am not too bothered as I know it will be short lived and within a day or two he will be fine.

Yours has a stretched white line so could well have an abscess, it is the first thing to rule out when they are non weight bearing even if there is no obvious heat.
 
Thanks, hope your pony gets better soon! Mine is eating but very dramatically waving her hoof around when she sees me. Fingers crossed its an abscess for them both. Now off to google stretched white line... :)
 
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Best I can do for now! She is staying in field until the abscess is better to avoid going on a very stoney track.
 
Hi

I am in the abscess camp, too, but I see she has a touch of thrush, too. This can contribute to soreness, especially if it's a foot that usually does all the heavy lifting because the other hooves are compromised. I use iodine 10% solution (comes in a spray bottle from your farm supplies shop) on a clean foot. Lots will say that iodine is not great because it kills new tissue, but in my experience it does a good job. I use it for a week, spraying clean hooves daily, and then give it 3 days off. Then spray for 4 days, with 3 days off, then 2 days, and then as and when necessary.

I am not a professional, though. The vet really is the best bet. :)
 
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