Ongoing lameness - pedal bone

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I am after some advice regarding my young tb

Since August I have been dealing with ongoing lameness, MRI and X-rays have confirmed reverse pedal bone rotation and a damaged impar ligament in his right foreleg. Initially treated with a one off injection to the ligament and egg bar shoes, at first the horse appeared sound and so I started to ride again in straight lines as per my vets recommendations. The lameness then transferred to the left foreleg and vet diagnosed as being footsore. So ridden work stopped temporarily - horse then returned sound ridden twice and then appeared 6/10 lame on right foreleg, farrier came out and discovered a large sub solar hematoma, horse poulticed and box rested for 3 weeks - no improvement. so we got the vet back out and re-xrayed and he confirms lameness is likely due to pedal bone rotation and some kind of trauma sustained to the sole of the foot which resulted in the hematoma. vet recommends biotin, 4 bute a day and eggbar aluminium wedge shoes and box rest for a further month. We are now into week 5 out of 8 for total box rest and there is little improvement.

I must admit this is a very condensed version of our story - I still have hind leg lameness to be investigated but the vets are more concerned with resolving the right foreleg first.

Can anyone off some advice or has anyone dealt with a similar issue, vet told me he is very guarded with a prognosis at the minute and he did inform me that if the horse does return to full soundess he will be on and off lame for the rest off his life. I am starting to get worried about my horses future and that his lameness isn't controllable under such a high dose of bute.

Thanks for reading
 
It sounds like you have some serious foot issues. The problem with wedges and bar shoes is that they're not solving the underlying problem - weak hooves. For more information about building healthy hooves, I'd strongly recommend reading about Nic's work at rockley farm.

In a reverse rotated hoof, it's vital to develop the structures at the back of the foot in order to correct the angle of p3. It is also important to grow in a well connected hoof wall - this means stripping the diet of all the things horses have not evolved to eat (i.e. sugars and starches).
 
I would also second to consider Rockley Farm as an alternative treatment.

At the moment you are patching up an unhealthy hoof.

I would prefer to just grow a healthy one :).

I thought Egg bars went out of fashion in the 90s in favour of heart bars which provide more frog support?

Either way - perhaps have a look at Rockley Farm and consider contacting Nic to see if your horse is a candidate in her opinion - she will tell you straight if she can help or not :).

http://rockleyfarm.blogspot.co.uk/p/rehab-horses.html

http://rockleyfarm.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/rocky-charting-changing-hoof.html

http://www.thenaturalhoof.co.uk/27.html
 
Thanks for responding twostroke and Oberon I appreciate you advice - I am aware of rockley and their barefoot rehab and I will contact them on Monday.

Oberon - I have sent you a pm.
 
my condensed version if it helps.

xrays diagnosed reverse rotation in my lad and nerve blocked to back of foot/coffin joint (was prob 3 or 4/10 lame at this point).

Spent from nov 11-March 12 treating with eggbar shoes and steroid/HA injections (had 2) but still lame when brought back into work (was better in the field)

shoes came off last March and we haven't looked back, sound, cantering, hacking, dressaging.
 
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