Mysterious ubtle intermittent lameness - could it be navicular or just a hoof thing?

[Birker2020]

Thanks everyone for your precious help so far.

The vet cancelled yesterday because she was sick and the next possible appointment would be next week. But today the farrier came. He tested her hooves for sensitivity and found some pain around the toe. He said she's sore on all feet but especially the front left.

When he trimmed her hooves he slightly adapted the hoof angles to relieve the coffin bone. Then he put Duplo shoes on her (she has always been barefoot) and she seems to be going more freely already. Here's a video of her trotting today: https://youtube.com/shorts/kCTABugAk0U?feature=share

Hopefully I'll be able to exercise her more now and we'll be able to get her weight down. She isn't on a grass field, so "taking her off the grass" as many recommended isn't an option

You might find as in reply 27 & 29 that its the coffin joints that need medicating.
For longer term effect try Arthamid, more expensive but if she's on insurance probably the better bet.
Your farrier sounds like a keeper

 

[Marilyn91]

You might find as in reply 27 & 29 that its the coffin joints that need medicating.
For longer term effect try Arthamid, more expensive but if she's on insurance probably the better bet.
Your farrier sounds like a keeper

Thanks for the tip!

Yes, he's the official farrier for the national endurance team here, so he really knows his stuff He's actually our old farrier - when I switched yards a few months back I started using the guy most of the liveries here use, but for this I wanted to get an expert on the job.