Lost a shoe and now a chunk of hoof

[Haphazardhacker]

Bit worried. Last week she partially lost a shoe, it was while riding and i jumped off and gently prised it off resulting in no visable damage. As the farrier was booked for her routine shoeing this weekend I decided to rest her a few days- she is out 24/7.
Yesterday , some chaps came to replace a fence ( we have new non horsey land owners and a whole saga going on , i could write a book) , and they didnt seem to appreciate that taking a fence down can likely lead to loose horses :/. So they all get loose and run out their field onto a dirt track. They are eventually rounded up and put in another field.
Anyway, went to check her and noticed she has lost a chunk of hoof wall while hooning on the dirt track . Worried the farrier wont be able to do much with it. Can they shoe with a bit missing? Should I have put something over it to protect the hoof while waiting for the farrier? Would a hoof boot be a good idea to prevent this happening next time? Im a fairly new owner so I dont know what is the usual procedure when waiting for a shoe replacement, I thought I was safe as she would just be in the field but then the idiots took the fence down.......

 

[Red-1]

It will likely be just fine. There may still be a gap where you can see a shoe on the top, but it should grow out in a couple of months.

Very clumsy workmen :-(

 

[wkiwi]

It will likely be just fine. There may still be a gap where you can see a shoe on the top, but it should grow out in a couple of months.

Very clumsy workmen :-(

Agree; don't worry unless she is sore on it, but the farrier will give you advice. Horses do lose chunks of hoof surprisingly often when they pull a shoe off (she probably ended up with a weaker spot) and it is unlucky about the workmen, but it is amazing what a good farrier can do in the way of getting a shoe back on.