Sore after shoeing

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Not sure what to think :-( Had Saf shod today, seemed ok at the time but went to go for a hack straight afterwards. She didn't seem right on the rough road, got onto the tarmac and trotted where i found she was lame (head nodding). Walked back home, farrier came straight back. She was inconsistently lame on the left fore, would go ok then nod. Took shoe off couldn't see a problem (though would he admit if he made a mistake?) reshod. She seemed a little better, inconsistancy was slightly less time nodding. Seemed sound in the field. Went back down tonight and definitely sound in trot in the field. Not sure what to do next?
 
The nails have to be very accurately placed.

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I = correct
II = nail bind (horse will become uncomfortable/lame a couple of days after shoeing)
III = nail prick (horse will be lame/sore straight after shoeing)

From your description, it sounds like she on the boarder line between a bind and a prick.

ETA. Getting the farrier back out to take the shoe off was the right thing to do. Hopefully he was more careful when he reapplied the shoe and she will be OK now.
 
Sorry, I forgot to add that if she is still lame or gets lamer, you might need to have the shoe taken off again so that you can poultice the hoof. Hopefully you wont need to do this, but keep a close eye on her progress.
 
This has happened to my horse the past 2/3times he has been shod(by my farrier I have been happily using for more than 10 years)he is normally about 1/10lame in the sand,about 3/10on the hard,and I normally know as soonas I take him out as he is"short" . he normally comes right after 2-3days. the first time I got my farrier back and he removed the shoe but couldn't see anything obvious. Last time I just waited and He was thankfully Ok after a few days. I let my farrier know and he is convinced is nothing in his foot but maybe he has arthritis or something in his knees?not sure if I agree as he doesn't show any Other signs of stiffness.i know he's not the easiest to show either so maybe he got nail bind?I'm worried sick and have him diagnosed with everything and am now back to my completely paranoid self with lameness checks:(
I would give ur horse a few days and hopefully she will be Ok. Sorry I have nothing more helpful to add
 
Googol - is it always the same leg that your horse is lame on?

It could be nail bind or it could be that holding the leg/legs up high to be shod is causing the problem.

Remember, your horse should not be lame after shoeing. Something is going on and you need to work out what it is, so that you can solve the problem.

i know he's not the easiest to shoe
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This does make me lean towards nail bind though.
 
Thanks Faracat, that's very interesting. Certainly sounds about right, I'm just upset about it, she's always been so sound, it was a bit of a shock :(

Googol, thanks for your reply, I hope you find a solution with your boy - poor you and him :(
 
You see is so slight/he's short looking that I can't decide which leg he's worst on,he's just not himself,I wouldnt say it's 1 Leg in particular.
Would u say nail bind is bad shoeing?
Now that I'm reading this I am thinking it could be to do with holding his Leg up cos I can't pinpoint a leg and he looks short. But why would this only have happened past2out of 3 shoeing when I've had him a year?and he's fine in between(touch wood!)
Would u try a new farrier?
 
Sorry safi hope I'm not taking over ur thread!I was afraid to start a threadabout this incase I got horror stories as Ihave paranoia issues with my horse lol
 
I wouldn't want my horse to be lame/unlevel for a few days every few weeks.

You mentioned that your horse isn't great to shoe. It's possible that the horse being even slightly difficult, is making it harder for the farrier to place the nails correctly. Every time that the horse is uncomfortable after shoeing, will make the horse more reluctant to be shod = Vicious circle.

You could talk to your current farrier and see what he/she says or you could try a different farrier. If it turns out that the problem is that he struggles to hold his legs up high for shoeing or he doesn't like the concussion from having the nails banged in, you could consider having him BF/unshod and use boots if he needs them.

The first step is finding out what exactly is going on.
 
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