Took my beloved Rocket to the vet because he was limping on a front leg. X-rays showed a lovely perfect front leg so vets diagnosis was tender footed. He recommeded boots. We like to show so don't want a boot that shows a lot. I thought I saw on here a thread on a glue on type boot that protects the bottom of the foot. Anyone know about these?? Thanks!!
I realize your question is about shoes, but as a farrier I couldn't help but wonder :
Did the vet check the hoof for a possible abscess ?
Did he explain that if the hoof is trimmed so short the horse is tender footed you've got a good chance of an abscess forming ?
Did he check the digital pulse ?
Did he vet wrap the hoof to see if that helped ?
You do realize you can't show a mini with any type of shoes. (I'm assuming Rocket is a mini, instead of a Shetland)
There is a way to glue (acrylic) a shoe on but you have to have the equithane gun, etc.
You can also toughen the bottom of the foot with a strong iodine product (if you can find one now that the druggies have caused all the good products to be pulled off the market)
Sorry to ramble but I always worry about an abscess forming.
Leia, what kind of shoe is Breanna using ?