Mild lameness 2 days after shoeing

[mariaandefe]

Hi all,

My horse had a suspensory injury on his RF. he is now rehabbing with 10-15mins trot daily. He was fine, until the farrier came (he has leather pads and suspensorix shoes) the farrier has used the same shoes front and back for around 3-4months now which i find very odd (?). I rode him the same day he got his shoes done and the next day, on the 3rd (technically 2nd) he was trotting soundly until some random point where he suddenly became lame again. He’s not hopping lame, he’s mildly lame. But i don’t know what could have caused this. Any ideas?

Another farrier will come on Monday, vet will only come in 2 weeks. There is no heat nor swelling, my trainer done some minor palpitations on both his fronts and he shows no reaction nor discomfort

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated

 

[MoodyFox_13]

Depending on how he’s worn on the shoes they can last longer. My boy usually goes through shoes every 3-4 cycles. He might have tweaked it. It can be very up and down with rehabbing. Never hurts to have another farrier out of course and more eyes. Take it easy see how he looks after a couple days. Also how do his shoes look? Do they look super worn? I would assume stepping wrong as opposed to an issue with the farrier job unless the shoes are looking rough

 

[mariaandefe]

Depending on how he’s worn on the shoes they can last longer. My boy usually goes through shoes every 3-4 cycles. He might have tweaked it. It can be very up and down with rehabbing. Never hurts to have another farrier out of course and more eyes. Take it easy see how he looks after a couple days. Also how do his shoes look? Do they look super worn? I would assume stepping wrong as opposed to an issue with the farrier job unless the shoes are looking rough

The farrier is generally not a good farrier, i don’t think he balances his feet properly, he makes the shoe too small etc that’s why i’ll have another farrier out on monday to do some tests. Otherwise, i’m not sure what else could have caused the lameness.

 

[Red-1]

Often, lameness coming on a couple of days after shoeing can be a nail bind.

It's where the nail runs close to the sensitive area but not into it. It can be hard to detect as, because it has not actually gone into the sensitive area, the horse does not immediately react and there is no blood.

I don't generally use the same shoes multiple times as the nail holes can get bigger with use and then the farrier has to use slightly bigger nails, which also increases the chance of nail bind.

TBH, I would pull the shoe on the leg that the horse is lame on, then soak/poultice overnight, then have the other farrier out to re-shoe and then, if nothing is found, have the vet back.

 

[mariaandefe]

Often, lameness coming on a couple of days after shoeing can be a nail bind.

It's where the nail runs close to the sensitive area but not into it. It can be hard to detect as, because it has not actually gone into the sensitive area, the horse does not immediately react and there is no blood.

I don't generally use the same shoes multiple times as the nail holes can get bigger with use and then the farrier has to use slightly bigger nails, which also increases the chance of nail bind.

TBH, I would pull the shoe on the leg that the horse is lame on, then soak/poultice overnight, then have the other farrier out to re-shoe and then, if nothing is found, have the vet back.

Thanks so much for the suggestion! Soak the hoof in salt water and iodine solution (?) Is that right? And I have TRM clay if you mean for his leg. I can defo do that, i really hope that it’s a shoeing problem

 

[Red-1]

Thanks so much for the suggestion! Soak the hoof in salt water and iodine solution (?) Is that right? And I have TRM clay if you mean for his leg. I can defo do that, i really hope that it’s a shoeing problem

I would remove the shoe first though. Otherwise, it will just continue to bruise and softening it won't hep if the nail is too close.

 

[mariaandefe]

I would remove the shoe first though. Otherwise, it will just continue to bruise and softening it won't hep if the nail is too close.

Yes I understand. The farrier is leaving on the 23rd-24th hopefully we can get everything done by then