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This is a palamino who needed a good home. He is quite underweight, but had four shoes on. They could have spent the money on hay!
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These were his front feet.
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a closer look-- very high heels, hairline is almost straight, and has lost its natural angle. toe is long of course. You can see tighter growth at the top of the hoof, near the hairline.
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You can see here how much the shoe has put the weight bearing surface further forward, and also on the periphery only. The hoof had a deep central sulcus crevice and that is being treated with triple antibiotic and lotrimen cream mixed half and half, as per Pete Ramey, on a daily basis. The new owners are caring and give him a lot of attention. He has already started to give some kids rides and is being ridden lightly in a soft ring for 20 minutes a day. He is sensitive over the frog and heel area, but as the frog is nowhere near the ground due to years of having high heels, it is not making him any less comfortable to go barefoot compared with having shoes, at this point. In the future, as his heels start to shorten, he may actually be more sensitive if his thrush has not cleared up by then. That would be the time for boots and pads.
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sole view, without the shoe, post trim
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you can see the central sulcus infection has made a deep crevice that comes into the hairline. This is so common, but not normal!
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just a very atrophied frog and the entire back of the foot has been contracted for a long time.
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This is after the trim. A long way to go, but a good start for this neglected palamino. His hairline has relaxed a little bit, check back every six weeks for updated pictures!
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just for comparison, what we are aiming for in terms of size of frog, no contraction in the back of the foot. This horse never had shoes. Will we get there with the palamino? Probably his feet will never be this good, but we will be moving in this direction.
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This is Cryer at six weeks post removal of shoes, his second trim. He is doing well, being ridden in the ring. His thrush is clearing up with daily lotrimen and triple antibiotic. There is no longer a deep crevice.
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front view.
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side view. The well connected growth still has a long way to go. Heels are lower when compared to the last trim.
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blurry, but the weight bearing surface is being brought back a little more each trim. He has a greater surface area to contact the ground than he's had in a long time.
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He has gained weight and is getting good care.
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Cryer, in February, 2010. He continues to improve, now a little tender on rocks, however, because the frog is truly touching the ground and is still a little thrushy and weak. His central sulcus has healed well, but the frog is still not robust. He is doing well, otherwise and has continued to put on weight.
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front view. His feet continue to shorten from hairline to toe.
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I am not having to trim heel much, he is wearing his own heels, so I just maintain a mustang roll and continue to wait for the stretched growth to grow out.
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His heels have shortened.
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He is much rounder now!
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