x-ray results..

Many roads to Rome is one interpretation. There are different ways to successfully treat Laminitis.
Then there are unsuccessful ways.

To the OP - your horse has obviously had long term chronic lami. It is very easy to lay the whole blame on a trim and this happens to both trimmers and farriers. But that isn't the whole story. Even the best of the best have left too much or too little tissue and found the horse didn't agree with the trim. Lami prone horses are notorious for this. You sometimes can't do right for doing ng wrong
 
So how do you proceed?

Hoof boots and pads is ideal as you can keep the hoof trimmed more easier than in a shoe.
A shoe is going to load onto the weak laminae.

You may have long term loss of circulation by now. You may never grow a text book hoof.

But with dietary input and sympathetic hoof care you should be able to improve what you have.

FWIW I am reading advice from vets in the US who advocate allowing turnout and gentle movement with lami horses.
This isn't grazing or exercising - quite turnout in a soft area with soaked hay.
Box rest isn't considered helpful as it depresses the horse and wouldn't guarantee they won't sink further anyway.

One of the vets is recommending routine body work to relax tense muscles too.
 
thankyou... usefull advise.. i understand about the trimming.... not heard back from the vet yet, so going to phone him later today...i am a reiki practitioner, so i can help him relax... then i need to get a back person in, as hes quite tense from compansating..
 
I am reading about the Masterson Method at the moment.

It's easy to learn yourself.

I'd like to learn about reiki at some point too :p
 
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