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Discussion on Hoof bulging?
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Member:
Nadia
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Posted on Monday, Apr 18, 2005 - 6:18 pm:
My horse is not shod. I noticed that my horse's back hooves had an unusual look to them since his last farrier visit. The half way hooves the wall goes straight down. It then flares out evenly on both hooves on both sides - reminds me of this light I saw in a catalog:
https://www.plowhearth.com/product.asp?section_id=0&department=0&search_type=norm al&search_value=6339&cur_index=&pcode=487
I think this is fairly new. Did my farrier do something wrong last time or could there be a joint issue? I notice that he parks out when he stands at times. The vet is coming next week for his vaccinations and I will have him check his joints.
Thank you.
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Member:
Belhaven
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Posted on Monday, Apr 18, 2005 - 7:43 pm:
Good picture! Without knowing more history and just from your description the hoof wall is flaring...these flares should be addressed by the farrier when trimming...don't panic but be sure he takes the flare out or find a farrier that will.
if you want more info there are several barefoot sites (barefoot or not a good trim is a good trim) that you can visit and look at pictures to see if this is what you are seeing.
https://www.ironfreehoof.com
https://www.barefoothorse.com
https://www.hopeforsoundness.com
Again-not promoting barefoot (though mine are LOL)---but i am familiar with these sites...they promote sound hoof balancing without anything radical so they should be "safe" to get information.
Hope this helps.
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Member:
Mrose
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Posted on Monday, Apr 18, 2005 - 9:17 pm:
I notice that a the ironfreehoof site there is a link to Easywalker shoes, which look like a athletic shoe for horses. Have you, Leah, or anyone else, had any experience with these?
I have a mare who blew out her right front knee several years ago and had surgery, but is now getting arthritic on her bad knee and has some just starting on her other knee. The thought came to me that perhaps the Easywalker would give some cushioning and maybe prevent or slow down the advance of the arthritis. Presently she gets natural balance shoes on fronts only and is only very lightly ridden. Any thoughts about the Easywalkers?
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 19, 2005 - 8:11 am:
Bilaterally symetrical flaring of the distal wall is usually a response to the foot or wall being long. This could be a trimming issue or going too long between trims.
DrO
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Member:
Nadia
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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 19, 2005 - 8:42 am:
Thanks, Dr O. He gets trimmed every 6 weeks. Could hock/joint issues be a cause?
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Member:
Belhaven
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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 19, 2005 - 8:49 am:
In my limited experience, unless you have some other reason to blame the hock, flaring is just flaring-the trim not being addressed properly.
6 weeks between trims can be to long when trying to get flares under control.
A link to Easywalkers? How interesting. I am afraid I don't know anything about them. Someone involved with the company used to post on a BB I read...but I can't personally speak about them.
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Member:
Marroon
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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 19, 2005 - 10:54 am:
Leah, thanks for the sights. Tons of information!!
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 20, 2005 - 6:19 am:
No not anything to do with the hocks.
DrO
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