Crack Stabilization & Inflamed Hoof Wall
Hey There,
Today I visited a set of horses that were severely neglected.
The owner was a know-it-all horse owner that would have nothing of the bad news I had to deliver about every single one of her horses. (Bad chips, founder just to name a few) but there was one horse in particular that was an entirely new set of problems.
First of all, this horse was a complete arse hole. It kicked at me at lease 15 times, one of those horses you shouldnt continue trying to do, until the owner works with it. but for the sake of the horse, my heart is bigger than my brain, i continued to try and trim it.
ANYWAYS, The fronts both have massive, (ive seen a lot of cracks, but this one was unbelievable) and every time that horse steps, it widens out to probably 1 1/2″. When that hoof expanded, I could see most of the internal components of the hoof! Most of the white line had been rotted away, and I probably could have put my finger in and scraped his coffin bone. I honestly do not know, how that horse was standing.
So i trimmed it, balanced it and did the normal run through. The lady would have nothing to do with my idea of shoeing to stablilize the crack.
But may agree to a (voluntary, non paid ) treatment, that I would offer for the sake of the horse.
I have done crack repairs, but nothing this extensive. Has anyone here got any experience or tips for wiring the walls together with 12 gauge? And what would you use for filling the crack? (Besides a drainage tube?)
The other thing is, her other mare, had triangular front feet, and her toe was probably six inches straight out in front of it. So I trimmed the bottom, removed a good 3 inches of toe (and this is still 3 inches away from the white line, at minimum), started rasping the toe on the stand, and all of a sudden im staring at bright red horn!
It looked like there was blood right behind the next few centimeters of wall, but sure enough, there wasnt.
I have seen this in bruised jumpers, but this was unlike any bruise Ive ever seen.
The horn tubules looked like they were full of blood!
Anyways, I left the toe long because the owner was barking at me, but her feet look like triangles because that to sticks so far forward and the rest of her hoof is half-decent.
I am quite sure this mare foundered, but the owner again, keeps telling me she didnt.
Has anyone else had experience with this?
And dont say that I simply trimmed it too short, because that was certainly not the case.
Thanks in advance!
Have a great day!
Dylan
