Horse recently diagnosed with Navicular. Included hoof pic.

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Hi all! My horse was recently diagnosed with navicular. His xrays were clean, and I can't afford the MRI right at this momemt.
I have attached a few pictures of his hoof, and one of how he is travelling. I have been looking at videos of the past few momths and have noticed lots of toe first movement.

What do ya'll think think? Thoughts? Advice?
http://s847.photobucket.com/user/Am...s[user]=97963336&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1

http://s847.photobucket.com/user/Amber905/media/Screenshot_20180625-080841.png.html?sort=1&o=0

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My old horse had navicular. I first tried remedial shoeing for 18 months and while he was sound intermittently, he always went lame again. After an x-ray showed that his P2/3 joint was showing arthritis and after a bout of laminitis we considered pts. Thanks goodness he suggested barefoot to me. He came sound in 10 months and we went hunter trialling very successfully that autumn. I have kept my horses barefoot ever since and that was almost 9 years ago.

What I can see from you photos is that it's not as bad as my case, you have contracted heels and long toes meaning your farrier is not addressing something very simple. Many horses would benefit from time out of shoes to de-contract the heels - shoes contract the heels because they restrict movement at the back of the foot. Movement there is really important for hoof health. I can see the horse could be experiencing some pain by the stance.

Can I also suggest the saddle be checked as it's very far forward on the horse (on top of the shoulder blades) and is not balanced, it tips back.
 
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