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Reuben Richardson
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Username: Reuben
Post Number: 5
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 24, 2002 - 9:40 pm: |   |
I have a 10 y/o Quarter Horse by Strawfly Special. He was raced as a 2 y/o and has since been used for barrel racing and currently team roping head horse. I can't keep him sound or keep shoes on him. I have had him on Farrier's Formula for 3 months, 2 pounds of crimped oats, alfalfa and free choice Coastal Bermuda. His hooves are growing very slow. Any suggestions on any other type of treatment for this problem? |
Melissa Smith
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Username: Ryan
Post Number: 51
Registered: 12-1999
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 24, 2002 - 11:37 pm: | |
I have a TB(known for shelly awful hooves)he also raced. He is now 13. He always had poor hoofwall, and when he lost a shoe, huge chunks would break out of his wall, and he would be lame as can be.
I then researched and studied about barefooting (not just pulling shoes) but a physiologically correct trim. More and more people are barefooting performance horses in all disciplines, reining, cutting, barrel racing, dressage, jumping, even endurance racing.
I pulled my TB's shoes, and now trim him. I do not shoe him any more. He no longer breaks his walls, they no longer fall apart. He had bruising in the sole area, and bleeding in the white line. I did not feed any hoof supplement, just by pulling shoes and incorporating a correct trim, he is doing awesome.
He is now sound, even over rocks. His stride has improved, he no longer paddles with the fronts, and no longer clips his fronts with the backs.
He can tear around an arena like nothing else now, doing flying lead changes, you name it. His feet are tough and beautiful now.
Your horses feet have a lack of circulation, and likely a fair amount of inflamation going on in them, and so cannot produce healthy hoofwall. You will need to remove the physical factors affecting them in order for them to heal and produce healthy tissue.
If you care to know more, just email me and I can suggest some websites you can do your own research on, I would be happy too. 
Melissa
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Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 7173
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Friday, Oct 25, 2002 - 6:13 am: | |
Hello Reuben,
We have an article on this problem at » Equine Diseases » Lameness » Foot and Sole Problems » Horn Quality: Cracks & Rings in the Hoof Wall.
DrO |
