I no-long trust my judgement.

Nailed - one of my horses is the same. Footyness and crap feet (really soft soles) which the vet has tetatively suggested is pedal ostitis.

We cant confirm without xrays and MRIs which Im not paying out for on an uninsured veteran horse who already has other lameness issues. I have unexpectedly got one of my old ponies back and she just wracked up a large vet bill from an injury, I have a young family, a house that needs rennovating and I cant justify the expense when the treatment will be the same as I am doing now.

I have tried every supplement made for hooves and got no where. The only thing that has helped him is wide webbed shoes and soleguard pads. Unfortunately these are not helping him now as he is becoming footsore again so I dont know where to go now... except he is now sound in walk and trot with shoes, pads AND equiboots over the top of all that. Which is a bit ridiculous really.

PM me if you want to commiserate about rubbish feet/navicular issues.... not sure I can help but I can supply much sympathy. I use copious amounts of duct tape on his hooves to stop him pulling the pad/shoe combo off. Kavalcade also do a boot which aims to keep shoes/pads on but I have not tried it so cant comment.
 
Hi cluny thanks for the epona shoe.. they are the same as a heart bar shoe except 'flexible' but to be fair wont do anything diffrent from a heart bar. All thats diffrent is the price and the material.. The foot can not expand even with flexible shoes as they are still nailed on.

Lou x
 
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foot can not expand even with flexible shoes as they are still nailed on.

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in general:
the foot expands from the widest part backwards, tis why farriers don't nail at the back and why the back of the horses shoe is shiny when pulled off-from the friction of the expanding and contracting as it comes in contact with the floor and off again respectively


silicon padding made no difference to my TB's tender little feet, I thought it was used to support and encourage the sole to lift?


are you using the raised heels to relieve pressure on the navicular?
 
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