Really bad hooves!

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I have a TB with shocking back feet (new to me) he's not good with farrier so would need sedating - the worry is his reaction to the sedative both as he is sedated and comes round- if you search my posts and wade through my previous thread you will see why we are worried) So other than drilling, cleaning and gluing this back up (would require sedation) is there anything can be done?

To be honest I know it needs fixing but everyone needs to stay safe!!
 
He needs an excellent foot friendly diet and a good quality hoof supplement such as pro hoof or farriers formula.
Is he foot sore on the hard ?
I would never buy a horse with a foot like that but if one sort of landed and I had to deal with it I would definatly be getting veterinary imput before I allowed a farrier to anything to it .
I would be thinking that I would not be getting any work out of the horse for a considerable time.
 
How are his front hooves?

How long has he had the cracks?

What is he fed?

Has he been shod?
 
Goldenstar said:
He needs an excellent foot friendly diet and a good quality hoof supplement such as pro hoof or farriers formula.
Is he foot sore on the hard ?
I would never buy a horse with a foot like that but if one sort of landed and I had to deal with it I would definatly be getting veterinary imput before I allowed a farrier to anything to it .
I would be thinking that I would not be getting any work out of the horse for a considerable time.
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So agree with the above..recommend TopSpec feed balancer, great all round inc hooves. Our ex racer had terrible feet, always losing shoes, now they are much admired. Btw was the horse vetted before your purchase? Very good luck!
 
Summer pudding said:
TopSpec feed balancer!
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His front feet are ok actually. Shod up front. They look fairly new in terms of wear. Cracks probably been there for months the farrier thinks. He's on prohoof; happy tummy and happy hoof; fast fibre and a handful of conditioning cubes, the lowest starch I could find at 10%
 
Obviously I'm basing this on a picture, which isn't as reliable as seeing in the flesh......

Most cracks look terrible but in fact are more just cosmetic and not laming.

They're around the quarter which indicates to me the wall is too long and the cracks are mechanical.

I would be reluctant to start messing with glue, staples or filler etc.

You often find cutting down on sugar and a decent trim will do more than invasive measures.

If the cracks have been there a while then there are other considerations

  • Does the diet need another tinker to cut down on more NSCs?
  • Does the horse have a digestion issue preventing absorption of nutrients? (Ulcers)
  • Is there fungal/bacterial infection in the cracks that need treating
 
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