Posted by Meg Oliver on September 11, 2003 at 11:02:37:
In Reply to: I need a few opinoins posted by Clint on September 05, 2003 at 20:51:27:
: How many of you have ever delt with a bowed tendon?
: I have been shoeing this hunter for about 5 months, he has typical TB feet with no heel and long toe,he has also been pin fired before which means he has had problems in the past. The horse has been going great in the show pen since i have been shoeing him and the owners are happy, well, they took the horse to the vets office and did a ultrasound and said he had pulled the flexor tendon, remember, the horse is 11 years old and is worked 5 days a week and jumps 3ft 6".
: The vet says give him 8-10 weeks off , pull the shoes off and see where we are then. In this situation what is your advice? I spend 2 hours on this horse every shoeing and he is balanced to the "t". I am waiting to get the blame on this but i know it happened due to the conformation of this horse and how much and hard he works.
: Any advice would be appreciated.
: Thank you,
: Clint
Clint, I dealt successfully with a bowed tendon on both a Warmblood and a Standardbred. Both needed shoes longterm, and the Warmblood still does. The Standardbred is now barefoot, but he is a trail horse on very soft ground. Sounds to me that your case stands no chance barefoot. I agree that you should write down your reccommendations and offer to be there when Humptey Dumptey needs put back together again. But when you do, CHARGE LOTS OF MONEY since you'll probably have major reconstruction to do AND since they should have listened to you in the first place since hoofcare is your expertise. Just my thoughts.
Meg Oliver