Horses feet are sick again.....

Change your blacksmith :eek: Did you ask him to put wedges on? If not he shouldnt be doing so without your permission....

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I would be taking the shoes off and letting the feet alone for a good 8-12 weeks then getting a barefoot trimmer to evaluate, along with CBs advice of getting diet sugar free.
 
thanks TT i told him the vet said wedges so i never told him, nor did i tell him not to i just feel like he thinks shes gubbed and is humouring me which is a shameas her feet were brilliant for a while.

going feed shopping tomorrow think if i take out the chaff and add magnesium we should be good to.go..

the changes CB mentioned could be down to when she went onto haylege
 
I agree. Sack the farrier. to put wedges on without consulting you is wrong IMO. and to fob you off with 'she's an old horse blah blah blah' is not on either. especially in this day in age. Try and find yourself a barefoot trimmer to have a chat to. I promise it will be worth it.

Re the hay. It may take her a while to get used to it again but do persevere... If she's hungry, she will eat it.

The flatness of her feet is due to flare and the way her internal stractures are compromised. The two go hand in hand and it is no suprise she is sore. A friend of mine has a TB who had very similar feet until a few months ago when she removed his shoes. she hasn't looked back.

get some hoof boots ready for when you do take them off.

Keeping her off the grass seems like it is working for her at the moment. maybe next week re-introduce turnout - preferable on rubbish grass and only for a few hours a day. Do you have a turnout area without any grass that you could use? putting hay out for her obviously?
 
Goodness me Asommervile! I would be ashamed if I were your farrier and vet to fob you off like that. In this day and age where there is abundant info, freely accessible, what is their excuse?

I am sure you will find the help you need in Phoenix forum and I second getting a trimmer. I find that they are very passionate about feet and the whole horse rather than just mechanical fixes which do nothing to help the horse long term.

You will be surprised at the difference very soon! Good luck with her and get those shoes off so the feet can recover!
 
asommerville said:
ive had the big hirse for 6 years and barefoot is the only thing i havent tried or even considered
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That's the way it goes... Vet said pts because of my boys feet before someone mentioned trying barefoot. Sadly it's a last chance saloon for most horses. Although it shouldn't be!

Mine was also metabolically challenged. Vet and farrier said no chance, not with his laminitis history. I shut down for a while and did my own research, back to basic anatomy, physiology, metabolism as he wasn't a simple case. Vet eventually backed me and said he had heard of a trimmer who he had heard good things about... Not from farriers of course! I called her and I never looked back. She helped me diagnose his liver problem which not even the vet picked up, his "box foot" wasn't even a box foot, it was just contracted. Anyway, a lot of change and a few months later we were back training in dressage and a few more months we completed a hunter trial twice coming 3rd on a hard course!

I.m not saying its an easy ride at first but it was the best thing I did for him. He wasn't a simple transition because of his metabolic issues and I watched him like a hawk but you know what, you can't do this alone. You need someone experienced and knowledgeable. And no one will tell you you are a failure if it doesn't work, shoes are always an option.

Oh and get a decent pair of hoof boots! £80 goes on for years!
 
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