Why can my TB's shod feet not cope with turnout?

[lisan]

She is currently out during the day and in at night, she was shod 4 weeks ago, then lost a front, farrier came out and just managed to get another on her, but she had not been right since.

He came back out last night and said she needs to be in 24/7, her boxy shaped front one with the pedal bone on 7mm from sole is growing outwards and not much growth on the other.

How can being out in the field when the weather has actually been kind do so much harm to her feet?

She is just on happy hoof, topline cubes, biotin and pink powder, the rest of her looks fab!

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Her feed wouldn't be considered 'barefoot friendly' and of course a BF diet that produces good horn quality is great for shod horses too. There are lots of threads in this section of the forum and the Feeding section about diet.

It really does sound like she has issues with her hooves. As a TB (possibly raced and backed at 2?) she will have been shod non stop for years. You mentioned that her hooves don't really grow and that there are problems with them. Do you have the X-ray? Could you post it and photos of her hooves (side, front, back and soles)? Please hold the camera low/nearly on the ground.

 

[Clava]

How can being out in the field when the weather has actually been kind do so much harm to her feet?

Have you not heard of all the sugars that are in grass? and why laminitics have a problem with grass?

Agree with Faracat that the diet might need reviewing as well as her management if you wish to grow stronger hooves

 

[amandap]

How can being out in the field when the weather has actually been kind do so much harm to her feet?

Grass? Obviously I don't know your farriers thinking.
I agree with the other posters. It sounds like she may have a sugar intolerance/too much sugar in her diet and other possible diet issues such as mineral imbalance or deficiency.

For info. ttp://www.hoofrehab.com/HorsebackMagazineArticles.html
For a more in depth article check out his 'feed the hoof' one linked from his site in article section.

Here you go. http://www.hoofrehab.com/hoof articles by Pete Ramey.htm

 

[amandap]

ps. Restricting grazing doesn't = stabling in the ideal scenario. Movement is very important for hoof growth rate, circulation etc.

I'd ask your farrier to explain what he means exactly.

 

[lisan]

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[Clava]

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[Buddy'sMum]

How can being out in the field when the weather has actually been kind do so much harm to her feet?

Lisan, is this the horse you posted about a couple of years ago that had laminitis? And still you have no idea what effect summer grass can have on a laminitis-prone horse's hooves? Seriously??

 

[lisan]

It was not Laminitus, she has been re xrayed by a second vet and confirmed it was not sinkers Lami, low pedal bone due to an old injury and thin soles and vet said managable

 

[TigerTail]

Thin soles are a symptom of LGL (low grade laminitis) which isn't recognised by old fashioned vets or those who dont keep up with current research.

Your horse is saying her body cannot cope with green green grass so she needs another form of turnout with soaked hay and probably a decent mineral supp to help imbalances.

 

[Goldenstar]

It's certainly worth trying grass free for a little while can you provide turnout in a school or something ?
If you pm Oberon she will send you some excellent stuff on foot friendly diet.
My TBs foot growth has been more than doubled by feeding him farriers formula .

 

[lisan]

Thanks for the fab link Amandap, will review her diet and feed for feet! Am also going to get the grass analysed. Last time her bloods where sent off they didnt show any abnormaliites.