Nail 4cm into hoof next to frog

[PurBee]

So sad to read the update. All anyone can do is their best, your mare is lucky to have you as an owner.
Thinking of you tomorrow, sending you strength and hugs x

 

[Regandal]

I am very sorry to read your update. We are an advocate for our beloved horses, you are 100% doing the right thing. Hope it goes as smooth as possible tomorrow, big hugs from Scotland x

 

[brighteyes]

No judging here, just huge condolences. You gave it the best effort and I'm very sorry nothing else could be done. Awful situation and outcome.

 

[DressageCob]

I'm so sorry you didn't get a better outcome.

Letting others learn from her legs is immensely selfless of you. What a great owner you are.

 

[southerncomfort]

I'm so very sorry.

For all the hard work, care and commitment you’ve put in you deserved a better outcome. You and your team honestly could not have done more.

Will be thinking of you. X

 

[rabatsa]

Condolences. You have given your horse every chance and by donating her lower legs you will be giving the knowledge for other horses to have a chance.

 

[HappyHollyDays]

I’m sorry the outcome wasn’t better, you did everything you could and are making the final decision for the good of your horse and equine science.

 

[Ossy2]

Really sorry to hear this update, sending virtual hugs.

 

[twiggy2]

Really sorry to hear this news

 

[Birker2020]

So sorry for your update.

 

[TheFarmIsFull]

Thank you all for being so kind. This has been such a difficult thing to go through and I was truely hoping for a miracle. While I’m absolutely heartbroken I am relieved the fight will be over for myself mentally and emotionally and for her physically.
I was so proud to have a horse I helped bring into this world and felt so lucky at the thought of being with her until we were both old and grey.
Hubby is being an absolute star, he will meet with the vets over at the yard in about 30mins and he has done all the preparation for her. He suggested next week we go and buy a nice tree to plant on her grave which is lovely, I’m thinking a big weeping willow, the magical kind like on avatar I think it is. The hoof specialist will collect her feet in a couple of hours and I will post the findings on here when I receive them I’m guessing in the next week or so.
Again thank you so much for all the support, it’s so hard constantly second guessing everything so the support means a lot.

 

[TheFarmIsFull]

Hi everyone, I have been lucky enough to receive the findings of what happened to my girls hoof and wanted to update you all. Here’s a small snippet of the findings.

“The nail went into the navicular bursa and probably also into the navicular bone as well. It caused a catastrophic infection in the bursa that erupted at the fetlock area.

I traced the infection blowhole from the navicular bursa to the part on the pastern where it erupted.

The navicular bone and deep digital tendon were adhered - they were stuck together but adhesions due to infection.
The navicular bone lost significant bone and prof thinks due to infection, the bone just dissolved”

 

[Hobo2]

Can not like your post but so glad you got such a detailed answer as to why it went so wrong.
Hope you have a new horse to care for soon and wish you plenty of good luck.

 

[DabDab]

Thanks for updating. It's interesting to know how these things happen.

So so unlucky though, so sorry again that you lost your much loved mare x

 

[Prancerpoos]

Thanks for the update OP. It sounds horrific, what a terrible thing for your girl and what terrible luck. Horses bring so much joy but also, so often, much pain as well.

 

[ycbm]

I am pleased for you that you know that you made the right decision to let her go, and that it wasn't possible she could ever have recovered. I hope it makes your loss a little easier to bear, it's always worse (if possible) I think with a home bred who you bring into the world and fill with hopes and dreams of your future together.
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[Snow Falcon]

Although it doesn't ease the pain of losing her, at least you understand why. Thank you for taking the time to update.

 

[misst]

Thank you for the update. So sorry for your loss but you know now there was nothing at all to be done to save her.

 

[Surbie]

Thanks for coming back to update us. You were so unlucky with where the nail went in and I hope the answers help ease the pain of losing her.

 

[PurBee]

Thank you for updating. Its always interesting to us horse folk to hear details of findings on the many cases and threads on the forum.
That nail punctured the worst place setting off a trail of concequences which incapacitated the foot further…that’s so sad, and unlucky, im sorry you all went through that, but you now know there was absolutely no recovering from that and your decision to let her go was absolutely the right one, and the last kindness you could offer.

The weeping willow is a beautiful idea. They are spectacular trees.

 

[TheFarmIsFull]

Thank you all. The findings bring me so much peace. I was still struggling with the what if’s, and was worried they would find nothing significant but an infection that needed time. So this makes me 100% comfortable with my decision to have said our goodbyes.
When I was younger my pony broke his shoulder in a storm. We had a small forestry block in the big turn out paddock and I think he hit a tree. I always wondered if his shoulder was actually broken or if it was something else. We had a less than ideal vet who literally poked his shoulder and said broken, put it down (he’s been known for some shocking work). At the time he was the only vet in town and I was quiet young so we did as he said and I always wondered what if So I’m glad this time I got answers. What’s amazing is the vet was almost 100% certain (as she could be without xrays) that the nail had missed all the vital structures based on the location, angle and nail length so it goes to show how different things can be on the inside.

 

[ester]

Also thank you for updating, I'm very glad you feel a bit better knowing (and totally get that!) but I'm still sorry that it didn't work out.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Thank you for the update, and I'm so sorry it ended this way.

Is your horse's case the one featured on The study of the equine hoof? I saw that she was about to study the forelimbs of a horse that was in a similar situation. Either way I think it's admirable when owners donate their horse to these types of studies. So much for us to learn.

 

[Cragrat]

Thank you so much for sharing. Someone will find it helpful in the future, I'm sure. It is always to good to learn.

I am glad you have found the information brings you a bit of peace. It really was the worst luck that the nail took the path it did, and as soon as it did, your poor horse really didn't stand a chance You gave the her the absolute best of care, and made the correct, brave but sad decision when you had to.