Posted by Tom Cox on January 10, 2002 at 10:24:13:
I picked up an acct. a while back. This lady has a foundered mare that her previous farrier had shod with reverse shoes, wedge pads and equithane, then dubbed the toe straight down. I consulted with her vet prior to shoeing and he wanted heart bars with equithane. When I pulled the old shoes the mare was VERY bruised on her sole. I trimmed...actually just leveled her up and put the heart bars on and backed the toe up to match the angle of p3. I also put equithane from the tip of the frog plate back. She seemed to be doing better. Since then the shoes have been reset twice. The problem is that she doesn't grow any hoof wall. I mean none anywhere. This is the 14th week in dealing with her and I have yet to take on hoof wall. Her sole drops below the hoof wall and I don't want to take much sole do to the fact that in looking at the radiographs there isn't much to take. She bruises very easy. What do I do? The last time I reset her, I put equithane in the whole hoof do to the bruising. Would Farriers Formula help with the hoof growth? Also, she gets done every 4 weeks. If she goes any longer than that she takes a turn for the worse. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.