Dona
Well-Known Member
I posted a while back about my little mare who had a hoof growing out really wierd. I was worried it was possibly from founder, even tho she has never shown any signs of lameness, illness, or injury.
Here is the picture I posted of her front hooves after I did some extensive trimming.....it looked MUCH worse before I trimmed.
You can see how the left front hoof is bulging to the outside & curling under.
I had my vet (an equine specialist) come out to check her. After doing several tests, he admitted he was stumped....but ruled out founder, white line disease, & seedy toe. He seemed to think it has been caused by an injury several months ago.
Today....I had my friend's farrier out & he concurred that it is not from founder, and there is no indication of white line disease or seedy toe. He also said it was definitely not from improper trimming & told me all my horses trims looked great. He agrees with my vet, & thinks she has injured the coronary band several months ago, and it is growing out. He shortened the inside edge & cut back the outside bar on the sole to releave the pressure on the outside wall & help it to "flair" out instead of wanting to curl under. He showed me how to keep this up until it grows all the way out...at which time I can go back to trimming her level.
We still don't know for sure exactly what happened to cause this, as she has NEVER been lame, or shown any signs of injuries in the past. I'm just thankful that it isn't something serious & "should" eventually grow out & look normal again.
Here is the picture I posted of her front hooves after I did some extensive trimming.....it looked MUCH worse before I trimmed.
You can see how the left front hoof is bulging to the outside & curling under.
I had my vet (an equine specialist) come out to check her. After doing several tests, he admitted he was stumped....but ruled out founder, white line disease, & seedy toe. He seemed to think it has been caused by an injury several months ago.
Today....I had my friend's farrier out & he concurred that it is not from founder, and there is no indication of white line disease or seedy toe. He also said it was definitely not from improper trimming & told me all my horses trims looked great. He agrees with my vet, & thinks she has injured the coronary band several months ago, and it is growing out. He shortened the inside edge & cut back the outside bar on the sole to releave the pressure on the outside wall & help it to "flair" out instead of wanting to curl under. He showed me how to keep this up until it grows all the way out...at which time I can go back to trimming her level.
We still don't know for sure exactly what happened to cause this, as she has NEVER been lame, or shown any signs of injuries in the past. I'm just thankful that it isn't something serious & "should" eventually grow out & look normal again.