Rosies feet- how they looking?

They're structurally pretty good - nice strong frog and caudal hoof.

Has the crack on the OF compromised the sole? That'll need keeping clean to stop bugs setting up shop.

There's a bit of flare that will have been caused by diet, and a couple of sole shots look like there's some thrush that may need treating (possibly its just the photo).

Sort those things and you'll be laughing :).
 
Thanks farrier has always told me she has good strong feet. They just tend to wear down a bit quick. But working on that now. Yeah she suffers from thrush alot so am trying to sort it out now. Im using keratex frog disafectant and hydrogen peroxide. She does seem to wear the outsides lot more than her insides. And her back feet tend to flare towards the bottom. What can I do to address this? That hole was whwre here abcess was suppose to have been although it never appeared. I am keeping it clean every day with a good scrub and hydrogen peroxide.
 
Do a search on bullnose feet, which I think your horse has, although photos can be misleading.

It is often a sign that a reduction in carbohydrates is needed, which should also address the problems with thrush and flare.
 
Carbs are starch and sugar, so with horses you should not feed high starch feeds (eg cereals) of sugar (eg molasses) but bear in mind the sugar levels in the grass too.
 
feed she gets linseed pro balance speedibeet and magox.
Other than that it is restricted grass. She doesnt get anything else. The very occassional horselyx and swede hung up in stable.
Is there an alternative linseed? she has 50g but obviously she is over weight so didnt know if this was contributing.
 
cptrayes said:
Do a search on bullnose feet, which I think your horse has, although photos can be misleading.

It is often a sign that a reduction in carbohydrates is needed, which should also address the problems with thrush and flare.
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Exactly what I thought! But as you said, photos can be misleading. Overall good solid hooves though
 
Horslyx are Molasses based and I wouldn't feed them ever, despite what the FAQ says. :eek:

Q. Does Horslyx contain molasses?
A. Yes! Horslyx is molasses based which makes the lick highly palatable, even for the most fussy of eaters!

Q. I thought molasses was bad for my horse?
A. No! Molasses is unrefined sugar and is the same type of sugar found in grass and hay; which is why your horse is efficient in digesting it. One of the advantages of feeding Horslyx rather than a bucket feed is that intakes of molasses are little and often, replicating that of natural grazing behaviour.

Q. I thought molasses was bad for hooves and couldn’t be fed to a barefoot horse?
A. Like most things, molasses is good in moderation! There has been no proven research to suggest that molasses is detrimental to the horse hoof, we can only assume that this old wives tale relates to a sugar overload which can cause laminitis, however Horslyx is designed to allow your horse a natural ‘trickle feed’ approach to balance nutrient deficiencies in forage and grazing. Moderation is the key with regards to an effective feeding system. One of the advantages of feeding Horslyx rather than a bucket feed is that intakes of molasses are little and often, replicating that of natural grazing behaviour.]
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Changing from a molassed chaff to a non-molassed chaff was enough to get my horses (I had 4 at that point) to grow tighter white lines.
 
it was just to get her to stand still while she had her abcess. I did say Very occasionally. I normally wouldnt of fed her this i know how bad they are.

How would i help bullnose if she already has no sugar? Why wouldnt of farrier picked this up?
 
That's good. :)

I'm not a feeding expert, but hopefully one will be along and help you soon.

Oh - is the new growth just under the coronet better (not convex), you may just need to wait for the old horn to grow out before you get a lovely hoof capsule?
 
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