Wonky foot

[chaps89]

Noticed that Madams foot balance on her near hind went massively out of whack during the last shoeing cycle and there's a lot of flare to the outside too.
She had an injury to the same leg 2 or 3 months ago, but the farrier said he would have expected the opposite foot to be affected due to compensating, not the same one.
Any ideas as to why she would suddenly grow a wonky foot?
Chiro, vet, physio/saddler and instructor have all seen her at various points over the last shoeing cycle and been really happy with her. Instructor noticed she was carrying a lot of tension but that seemed to be a schooling thing rather than a physical thing. Just seems an odd thing to have happened to 1 foot in particular.

 

[SEL]

It was the sign of a suspensory injury in my mare - and it was the same leg as the injury not the opposite one.

I can now tell when it is niggling her because of that flare (barefoot)

 

[HashRouge]

Any sign that she might have had an abscess?

 

[chaps89]

That's interesting - she had her suspensories re-medicated about 4 weeks ago? But both hinds, and traditionally it's her right hind that she's stiff/short on, not the left. Maybe the left foot compensating for the right suspensory?

No sign of any abscess at all.

Pre shoeing


Post shoeing. Farrier wanted to support the inside more than he was able to with those shoes, he's booked us in for our usual 6 weeks but said if I have concerns he will come sooner and we can try a different shoeing setup. I've been away so not ridden her since shoeing but will sit on her tonight and see how she feels.

 

[ester]

we have had one wonky hind in the same orientation as yours (flaring laterally) for at least the last 8 years.
It is the side of his 'bad' hock, albeit he wasn't noticeably lame/required injection until a few years after. I only know it was wonky back then because that's when we were rehabbing so took pics. It isn't as much as yours though and the assymmetry for him is easier to spot on a sole view.

 

[chaps89]

I wish I'd taken a photo whilst the shoe was off!
The outside of the hoof was curved like normal, the inside was straight and there was less space between the frog and the hoof wall compared to the other side, definite wonkiness! You can also see a difference in the heel height either side of the frog.
Fascinating.
Is this the sort of thing you'd correct or leave the horse to grow the foot it seems to want/need? Farrier said for now correct and see what it does but always interested to hear other thoughts.
Is there anything I should be keeping an eye on/watching out for?

 

[Gloi]

How does that leg move when she is trotted up? There is likely a problem in the leg somewhere to cause that uneven growth, especially if it is a new thing. Maybe the injury to the other leg has set of a problem in this one, such as the start of arthritis in the hock.