New owner lami or something else

[Nikkimac23]

Posting for advice as new paranoid owner
You may have seen a previous post of mine we have 4 years old cob mare
She’s been with us 2 weeks I mentioned we were having difficulty with lifting her feet

we have cracked the hinds now but still struggling with front she will plant or lean into you

her front right has some mild warmth around the band sometimes not always

now obviously she’s young so I know it could just be her age new home etc but that little bit of warmth is worrying me I think because a couple of other horses on the yard are lami prone and it puts the fear of god in me her having that

she was trimmed before she came to us and in my opinion (and others) they look like they have trimmed them really short (looks a shoddy job full stop tbh) someone mentioned this may be causing her to be sore

she seems happy enough walking and trotting on hard ground ears are forward no signs of lameness in it walking or in circles only thing I would say is she isn’t a big fan of stony uneven ground (poss not helped with the short trim)

she’s on restricted grazing out 24/7 and will be on over night from next month

thoughts people please - be kind please

 

[meleeka]

Heat isn’t a reliable indicator of impending laminitis. She may well have sensitive feet because of being trimmed too short, but unfortunately the only cure for that is time.

Try and lift her hoof when she’s stood on a deep bed. If she’s still reluctant I’d say it wasn’t because of sensitive soles but something else, either physical or a training issue.

 

[Btomkins]

Sounds like a training issue to me. Has she always been reluctant to pick them up?

If she is sound and happy to go forward on hard ground I doubt her feet have been trimmed too short. A 4 year old will likely not have done enough conditioning work to be completely happy and rock crunching over extremely stoney ground. People are too used to seeing long feet, a good barefoot trim (is she barefoot or shod?) often looks short when you aren’t used to it. Maybe post some feet pics here for more opinions?

However, with a cob I would always err on the side of caution though, so perhaps treat as if it is lami, nothing to lose. How is her weight?

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

It sounds like too much was trimmed off the hoof I would give her some time and see how she goes, a lot of young horses don't like picking up there feet it's common.

When she is trimmed in future ask your farrier to not trim the frog or sole if you intend to keep her barefoot, one of mine is trimmed this way and his fine on most ground straight afterwards.

Edited to say I know it wasn't your fault about the foot trim but thought I would mention it anyway for when you need to get her done.

 

[AmyMay]

If in doubt give your vet a buzz.

 

[ihatework]

It’s impossible to give you advice over the internet, especially as you are a new owner. It’s unlikely (but not impossible) for it to be laminitis.
If you can pick the back feet up this means she has to bear more weight on the front, something she would be less inclined to do if she were laminitc.

What you need is good independent training from an impartial instructor or unbiased yard owner (avoid yard know it alls, you will just get conflicting advice and get confused). Work with your trusted professionals very regularly both in stable management and riding. This is really important given you have bought a novice horse and are novice owners yourself.