Wing bits on heel

[Nugget La Poneh]

Sorry, not a helpful title, bit can't think how else to describe them!

What are the flary bits (where the arrows are pointing to)? This is the best photo I have of them and the other front foot I just couldn't get the angle right to manage him tugging at haynet and the camera on the phone while holding up his hoof )

You can sort of see it a bit more here:

Is it part of the natural sloughing of the frog?

And I know he needs a trim, just trying to find someone that will not try to make the feet look 'pretty'. Oh and the chink out of the left hand side is a split that originates from a scar on the coronet band and because he's gone longer than normal for a trim its really obvious

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

Anyone?

 

[Penny Eater]

Just a bit of overgrown skin from the heel bulbs I think, nothing to worry about. Mine gets them I just leave them alone. Nice feet btw!

 

[Graeme Burt farrier]

These are periople. They are part of the covering skin of the top of the foot and are quite natural. The problem is that the feet are getting very wet now so this is becoming detached from the wall and back of the heel, leading to those flappy bits. Your farrier should trim them off when the horses feet are trimmed. In summer when the feet are dry they remain attached and as a result are thought of as a part of the wall, and ignored.

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

Just a bit of overgrown skin from the heel bulbs I think, nothing to worry about. Mine gets them I just leave them alone. Nice feet btw!

Thanks - taken me about 6 months to get him complete sound now. Still not completely convinced they are what they are supposed to be and when I saw these flap bits I panicked a bit as not knowing what they were called, meant couldn't consult Google

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

These are periople. They are part of the covering skin of the top of the foot and are quite natural. The problem is that the feet are getting very wet now so this is becoming detached from the wall and back of the heel, leading to those flappy bits. Your farrier should trim them off when the horses feet are trimmed. In summer when the feet are dry they remain attached and as a result are thought of as a part of the wall, and ignored.

Thanks for your replay - I can rest a bit easier then Will see what happens when the farrier/trimmer comes