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Today when i was warming my horse up she stumbled in trot and had 2/3 head nodding strides i jumped off checked her feet and had my OH trot her up she was sound :s jumped back on changed the rein trotted round she stumbled in
roughly the same place although no head nod i dropped my contact and pushed her on to see what happened ... Nothing she was sound i carried on as i planned and she was ok note there is an incline on the school. i dont no if im paranoid due to last horses lameness or whether there is a genuine problem in our other school on the yard she has stumbled a couple of times at the bottom but never up at the top of the school a few weeks back. we have recently moved yards 3 weeks ago and never experience this with her before. i trottee her up on hard surface tonight and she looked sound.
sorry for the ramble am i just being over cautious or does anyone have n e experience of this
 
I'd get her checked out a horse I used to have suddly started to stumble...... She had nacícular. It took her falling on me for me to think there was defiantly something wrong... They don't spear lame in a straight line as it affects feet as a pair!
Good old saying .....a good horse woman/man can here a horse whisper where as a bad one can't here when there screening!
 
I will get some hoof pics tomorrow, thanks for the opinions my horse is a tb i dont know if she would go barefoot if worse came to worse i have insurance so vets fees arent a problem :/ i will ride her tomorrow aswell and see what happens if it starts again the vet will have to be be involved. thanks again and will post some pics asap :)
 
How common is lami in bigger horses?? Her hooves arent hot however i have noticed a few lines round them when i get some pics it might make more sense what i mean
 
Horizontal lines in the hoof wall are an indication of a horse struggling with too much sugar and starch in the diet. Ime it's common for all types of horses to suffer from low grade laminitis, though it's obviously more common for an acute laminitic attack to affect overweight horses.

Both mine and my friend's TB's have suffered from low grade laminitis this summer.
 
Long toes, under-run heels and a lack of heel support. :(

No wonder she's tripping.

If the Farrier mentions anything along the lines of 'typical TB' 'that's just how she is' or 'she just has rubbish hooves' slap him with a wet fish and get a better Farrier.

ETA. TB's are quite capable of having lovely quality horn, balanced hooves and going without shoes even if they do lots of roadwork.
 
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Long toes, under-run heels and a lack of heel support. :(

No wonder she's tripping.

If the Farrier mentions anything along the lines of 'typical TB' 'that's just how she is' or 'she just has rubbish hooves' slap him with a wet fish and get a better Farrier.

ETA. TB's are quite capable of having lovely quality horn, balanced hooves and going without shoes even if they do lots of roadwork.
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Thanks you for your reply :) i also think the same as you my problem lies in that i currently use the best farrier in the area IME from trying other, he is also the remdial farrier for the vets. I am unsure of how i would go down the barefoot route aswell as unsure of what i can do if i am to keep her shod :(
 
Don't go down the route of remedial shoes.

With my mare, as soon as she was able to cope (her hooves were terrible, lots of abscesses too :( ) the shoes came off and she was out in the field. The treatment was time, cutting sugar from her diet and correct trimming.

I think that it would be worth talking to Nic at Rockly Farm. If you think that it would be right for your horse, your Vet is willing and the insurance will cover it, you could send your horse to Rockly for a barefoot rehab.

Having said that, you might find that, the shoes come off and the horse is fine. You could get hoof boots if she's a little footsore to begin with.
 
ohh i have done abit of research and read about rockley farm, they seem to have a good success rate. Will insure pay for this or is this something i would need to ask them?
I am going to have a look at some of the barefoot threads and see about the feeding as this is were i get confused as im unsure of what are the best brands etc to feed. i will also speak to the farrier tomorrow and see about taking the shoes off. What type of trim should i be asking for as i have read somewhere about pasture trims being no good for ridden horses.

thanks again for your advice :)
 
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