Horse lame after trim - too short?

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My mare was trimmed on friday, couldn't get hold of my usual farrier and had alot of family dramas so booked in with YO farrier. He used to do her anyway a few years back before i changed to current farrier so thought all would be fine ..

Current farrier is great, My mare is a star for him and he called me back just after id booked in this time but i (kicking myself now!) said id use YO farrier this time as it was booked already.

My mare is NEVER sore after a trim, she's has the strongest little hooves I've ever known, never had a crack or even a chip despite doing roadwork, going over stones etc

But this time she is still sore today 4 days after her trim on the concrete and pretty much crippled on the stones. She's sound in the school but don't want to lunge her while she's obviously sore. She's not got thrush, isn't overweight and no pulses/heat plus no grass in the field whatsoever so its not laminitis. But i think he's trimmed her miles to short, current farrier always leaves her feet a bit longer and a different shape completely.

At a loss now with what to do, obviously cant stick some hoof back on, but her hooves grow so slowly cant see them getting back to how they were for a good few months.
So what do i do in the interim to make her more comfortable???
 
If she's happy in the field and the stable, just give her some time off until she's not footy anymore. If she's really sore, then you can make pads out of camping mats or yoga mats. Cut to size and then hold in place with vetwrap and then gaffer tape over the top (like a poultice without the animalintex). Hopefully she'll be OK in a few days. Don't use that Farrier again - but that probably doesn't need saying. ;)
 
Faracat said:
If she's happy in the field and the stable, just give her some time off until she's not footy anymore. If she's really sore, then you can make pads out of camping mats or yoga mats. Cut to size and then hold in place with vetwrap and then gaffer tape over the top (like a poultice without the animalintex). Hopefully she'll be OK in a few days. Don't use that Farrier again - but that probably doesn't need saying. ;)
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That most definitely goes without saying!!! Thanks ill try that, its a pain because she is laminitis prone once summer actually arrives so i wanted to keep her as fit as possible beforehand :( ah well lesson learnt!
 
Truly,, the best thing you can do is work her as much as you have time for in the school where she is comfortable. It will encourage quicker new growth. Her growth rate may slow even more if she's not working.
 
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I had a similar issue with my barefoot boy. Won't bore you with the detail but long story short, his feet were over trimmed and he was very sore. Ended up having to get him a pair of boots for his fronts. We only used them for a while but they did help.
 
This has happened to me several times over the years, its why I dont let anyone touch my horses hooves anymore. He keeps them short with lots of roadwork and I tidy them up myself.
I do have a pair of boots around though, just in case we overdo the roadwork, which can happen in the winter when his feet are softer and not growing as fast.
 
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