Shoes mask weaknesses, barefoot highlights strengths
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| RF Shod |
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| RF Deshod approx 1 month |
Solar views
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| RF Shod solar view |
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RF just deshod |
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| RF 2 days ago |
This horse has abscessed in both fronts during the transition. This is unusual, but it does happen when the foot has a lot of rubbish to clear out. You can see how the shod foot is a different shape to the unshod foot, and over time it is changing shape.
Positive changes include:
- improved frog quality (denser, less thrush)
- heels broader
- buttresses becoming more robust
- sole depth improving
- foot becoming more front foot shaped
Some of the challenges faced include:
- abscess in each front outside quarter
- heavy thrush infection
- seedy toe
- tender soles
- pink in the white line
But the horse is making better than expected progress, allowing for where the feet started. Boots would allow the horse to continue a moderate work load.
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3 comments:
Hi Sophie - can you clarify something for me? When you say "workload" do you mean these horses are work horses or do you mean that they can be ridden? Thanks!
Hi Wolfie, I do some hefties, but no heavies :-) (Although the one that 'sat' on me was very heavy....) Some of the horses featured in this blog work in excess of 10 hours a week, but as ridden leisure horses, not in harness.
And it is much easier for me to have a positive impact on feet that do some work. (Always within comfort zones of course)
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