HOOF PROBLEMS ! please help

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My horse usually gets cracked heels so I normally just apply some sudacream and up until now that has worked great. Before I rode he was fine. When I was riding he did not feel sore. Once finished riding I went to pick out his feet again to get out any dirt and I notice right up the centre of his frog and heel was cracked and opened which dirt and grass managed to get stuck in. He is not in any pain and I cleaned it all out and put antiseptic cream and a poltus on (sorry if that is spelt wrong) to stop any shavings getting in it. He had his shoes done done 2 days a go and to be honest my horse is a particular favourite of the farriers so I'm sure he would of notice if there was anything concerning looking. Any suggestions on what I should do ? Should I be worried ? The farrier usually takes a couple of days notice before he can make it out and I can't really afford costly vet call out bills if it is nothing to concerning. Thanks
 
If there is a smell coming from the foot it may be thrush, farrier will advise you, they are the experts
 
Hi. Have you tried scrubing the hoof with a soft brush using a hibiscrub dilution? If you do it daily then stand them on concrete (to allow drying) it stops infection and improves condition of frog :)
 
If it is right up the centre of his frog, most people call that a sheared heel. They are a devil to cure in shoes, my friend has been struggling with them for 12 years with her horse. It needs ruthless daily disinfection (her farrier got her to use copper sulphate, which has worked to an extent) and encouraging the heels to decontract (that's the bit that is very difficult in shoes).

Is it like this:

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The American meaning of sheared heel is different, by the way. In the UK this is usually what people mean when they say sheared heels.

It took me a about 2 months to cure that one barefoot with sudocreme on a cotton wool make-up remover pad twice daily. Most of the cure though, I put down to correct barefoot care.
 
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