Laminitis..........

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Hi everyone, further to my post the other day about us possibily having found a new boy for my hubby to ride, I have just found out that he has had a bout of laminitis 5yrs ago, having had NO experience of this I thought I best ask as just been talking to my farrier.
This boy is a HW 15hds cob 16yrs. His owner said that when she had her baby he was given time off but grass was too rich and he ended up with lami and having to wear heart shaped shoes for 12 months. The plan is to have this boy on loan for 6 months with a view to buy, if he was suitable at the end of the loan then I would get him vetted before any money changed hands (We are looking at around or just over £1500) but.............I don't want to fall in love with him and end up having probs and him having to go back. She has said that he sometimes wears a muzzle, as our grazing is not that good, I really wouldn't want to have to do this. When we saw him, he did look to be going a little "short" and heavy in front but I thought, having never had a cob, is that how they are! When I mentioned it, owner said he was getting ready for shoeing (only front) as she could "feel it". REALLY need some advice as I don't want problems. He would be out during the day and accompany me out on hacks twice a week.
Thanks
Anita
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If he has had lami before he will need careful managment to prevent him getting it again. Laminitis is largely a management issue. It might be difficult but if you can check the state of his white line. Also examine his hooves for event lines. They may have been rasped out, but if you wipe the hoof wall with some water you can see the 'shadows' of where they were.

Knowing what I know now, personally, I'd never invest in a horse that wasn't sound out of shoes and I'd never get one that had a previous bout of lami, unless I had a management system already in place that I knew was lami safe.

Laminitis is the second only to colic as the most common cause of premature death of horses.
 
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I would get your farrier out to look at his feet and see what he makes of them. It wouldn't necessarily be a dealbreaker for me, but you need to do a lot of research about lami and how to control it, what the yard is like that you plan to keep the horse (state of grazing, if they will let you strip graze etc) and consult your farrier and vet to see what they think.
 
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