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Discussion on Trying to achieve balance
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Member: lilly
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 - 10:35 pm:
Hi, Here are some radiographs of my horse's front hooves. One set was taken in Feb 07 and the other set was taken about a weeks ago. I would like to know if my farrier is on the right track. Isabella is a 12 year old Belgian/QH mare. She is currently lame from being trimmed too short. If you were to look at the bottom of her hoof, you would see that the sole is bearing almost all her weight. I am dealing with that situation. I am not sure why her sole depth at the tip of the P3 has decreased in the right foot. The initial set of x-rays were taken because she was lame and a block showed that the lameness was most likely coming from the heel area. The vet felt that she was in pain because her P3 angle was almost zero and there was very little sole beneath the P3 wings. If I am looking at the radiographs correctly, I think we are on the right track to correcting the allignment. Am I right? The photos are in this order: Right (old), Right(new), Left(old), Left (new).
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Moderator: DrO
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Posted on Friday, Jul 25, 2008 - 9:38 am:
I believe the correct AP balance is not done by the solar angle but the alignment angle of the phalanges. Yes this does normally create a solar angle of about 6 degrees but this is variable. I think the alignment of the phalanges is improved in the most recent radiographs Ann. DrO
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Member: lilly
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Posted on Friday, Jul 25, 2008 - 9:44 am:
Thank you. Now I just need to work on getting more sole. Ann
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Moderator: DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 - 10:07 am:
I think you will find thicker soles naturally follow improved foot balance but we have several other suggestions in the article Diseases of Horses » Lameness » Diseases of the Hoof » Wall Cracks and Thin Sensitive Soles. DrO
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