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Discussion on Casts for hooves
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Member:
Njen
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Posted on Monday, Jul 26, 2004 - 8:57 am:
I recently heard about a process for putting casts, like plaster of paris used for human broken arms, on hooves. Evidently, the material is wrapped around the shoeless hoof up to the coronary band, and molded up into the sole and frog. It is used for horses that lose a shoe between farrier visits to protect the hoof wall and lasts up to 2 weeks and you can even ride with it. Has anyone heard of this or used this? It sounds like a good idea but I'd like to know if there are major caveats.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jul 26, 2004 - 2:21 pm:
I have not heard of such a product, Jennifer.
DrO
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Member:
Skeller
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 27, 2004 - 9:37 am:
I've heard it being used as a veterinary procedure, but not by a home horse owner. A friend is having a horse treated for white line at Rood and Riddle in Lexington. They used the fiberglass casts on his feet to give some support since he has some hoof wall missing or compromised and to keep the area very dry. Didn't go all the way up the hoof, probably about 1 inch from the coronary band. However this is a very active horse who was on stall rest and small area turn out and one cast came off after about 4 days and the rest lasted about 2 weeks.
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