pics of feet very brittle thin walls cracks

L

lynnandbella

Well-Known Member
Joined
28 February 2012
Messages
104
Location
northants
Visit site
having only ever owned ponies with good feet im panicking about my 4yr olds feet again, i had posted previously but didnt put any pics on. I have ordered a good book and do have a great farrier. I have tried to stay barefoot with her but farrier recommended trying shoes to try and stop them splitting and stones trapping in the white line area. Farriers last visit was 3 weeks ago. she is cold shod in front and trimmed behind, she hates the nails being knocked in (rearing up) . She was on sure grow as a 2.5yr old to 3.5 yr old, then cool mix and chaff , then hoof kind, now 2 half scoops of cool mix a day plus 24/7 turn out.




first pic aug 2012, second pic first set of cold fronts,
 
<a href="http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/lynnandbella/media/DSC_0898_zps545b6037.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b570/lynnandbella/DSC_0898_zps545b6037.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo DSC_0898_zps545b6037.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/lynnandbella/media/DSC_0897_zps16c0adf4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b570/lynnandbella/DSC_0897_zps16c0adf4.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo DSC_0897_zps16c0adf4.jpg"/></a>
<a href="http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/lynnandbella/media/DSC_0896_zpsf1725377.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b570/lynnandbella/DSC_0896_zpsf1725377.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo DSC_0896_zpsf1725377.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/lynnandbella/media/DSC_0899-2_zpse114c820.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b570/lynnandbella/DSC_0899-2_zpse114c820.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo DSC_0899-2_zpse114c820.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/lynnandbella/media/DSC_0897-1_zps891dc365.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b570/lynnandbella/DSC_0897-1_zps891dc365.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo DSC_0897-1_zps891dc365.jpg"/></a>
 
Hoof pics need to be taken at ground level to get a true idea of what's going on.

Do you feel the shoes have solved the original problem?
 
I feel the shoes have helped a bit as they stop the grit on the roads causing cracks and wedging inbetween the whiteline. But the new growth always looks great for a month or so then seems to flair out and the cracks appear.
 
Do a search of the barefoot threads on this site, you will get loads if information on diet ,exercise etc to improve the hooves you need to start by cutting his sugar intake to a minimum, the cool mix won't be helping as its covered in molasses. Fred him something low in sugar and starch and add a supplement as the horse won't be getting everything he needs to grow good feet. I started out in this road after repeatedly being told by my farrier that my tb's feet were crap cos of his breed or the weather .
 
Try this in the cracks

http://www.redhorseproducts.com/All_Products/Artimud

I have been using this in my bf lami horses cracks, front of both hooves went half way up the hoof wall and over the last three/four months the cracks are only appearing at the very bottom of the hoof wall. Farrier and I are very pleased with how it has helped his hooves, he has a 15degree rotation so we are all very careful.
 
lynnandbella said:
I feel the shoes have helped a bit as they stop the grit on the roads causing cracks and wedging inbetween the whiteline. But the new growth always looks great for a month or so then seems to flair out and the cracks appear.
Click to expand...

IMO the shoes have covered up the fault in the white line.

But that hasn't solved the original fault......

Your horse's laminae is weaker than it should be.

The first two inches from the top of the coronet is pure growth that is exempt from mechanical leverage. As is grows further down, the weaker than average laminae pulls away from the bone and causes the flaring.

You can see evidence of this with the visible flaring of the wall and the stretched white line (which is the bottom of the laminae)





A healthy hoof should have a straight wall from top to bottom. The white line should be tight (no thicker than a credit card). The wall should shine and be strong with no cracks.

You can't cut or shoe an unhealthy hoof healthy again. You need to grow it.

Your girl's hooves are screaming dietary problems to me. The weak laminae connection, flaring, stretched white line and shelly, cracking walls are all typical of too much sugar and too little minerals. Your horse isn't getting the nutrition she needs to grow the healthy hoof she wants to.
Don't read the packaging on the bag of feed that proudly states it gives the horse all it needs and instead, read the hooves. Those hooves are asking for help.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top