RE: big feet probs.... 2 weeks on. sorry loads of pics

[serena2005]

well he's had his "new shoes" on for a week now and is almost sound... heres a pic to refresh your memory on what they looked like a few weeks ago

and today... sorry theres loads!!

WOW they match!!

sorry my angles are pretty bad!l

and his bar shoes

its taken ages for me to get used to his small feet, but im itchy to get back on!!!

thanks for looking!

 

[Spot1]

Hi Serena. What a difference a trim makes

So nice to hear it's going well. Hopefully these improvements will continue with subsequent shoeing and you can enjoy some well earned riding. Nice pics.

 

[serena2005]

im so pleased!! cant wait to get back in the saddle!!

 

[PapaFrita]

Huge improvement! What a relief!!

 

[loopylucifer]

wow! they look loads better! fingures crossed hope they work

 

[serena2005]

thank you

 

[Litorio]

Wow his hoof-pastern angle has really improved!

As he comes back into work keep an eye on his fetlock joints as if you look they have nothing underneath the back of them for support, just a drop to the floor. It shouldn't cause a problem but it can't hurt to keep a watchful eye.

Well done on getting him sorted quickly!

 

[serena2005]

wont the bar shoes help support the fetlock joints???

 

[Spot1]

The fetlock joint is supported mainly by the suspensory ligament and the flexor tendons. No "ordinary" shoe will give direct support to the fetlock joint. Trimming (foot balance) with or without shoes can be used to redistribute the loading between the supporting structures, most commonly transferring load from the deep digital flexor tendon on to the superficial flexor tendon and the suspensory ligament. The bar shoe is transferring load from the heels on to the frog. It is incorrect to assume that there has to be any structure directly below the fetlock joint, although in certain idealised conformational models ( moderately upright with a short pastern) a line drawn from the center of the fetlock joint will touch the back of the heel. Hope this helps