Re: Pad Weight

Posted by M. W. Myers, D.V.M. on August 23, 2002 at 21:11:39:

In Reply to: Re: Pad Weight posted by Rick Burten on August 23, 2002 at 17:28:50:

: : My wife's horse requires quite a bit of elevation for comfort for his navucular problems. He is wearing a four degree and a three degree pad plus a Redden Rail shoe. This makes him considerably better but is quite heavy. What are some of the lightest weight pads you use out there?

: Doc

: Why not use a couple of Bar Wedge Pads instead? And, maybe one lightweight flat leather or plastic pad so you can add sole support as needed. Or forgo the flat pad and just use impression material or sole pak etal. Why not consider the EDSS shoe so you can adjust the rail heights as necessary without removing the shoe? Or, what about building up the heels with acrylic or the equivalent, reducing the number and degree of wedges and shoeing accordingly?

: Rick

Thanks for the suggestions. I can't lower the angle on this horse as he only lands flat with this amount of elevation. This is the most comfortable he has been in many months.
He doesn't have much heel and I could probably build it up a little, but if I go too high, I will lose frog support. I feel that he will grow more normally as the entire hoof grows out over the next few months.
Thanks again for the help.

M. W. Myers, D.V.M.

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: : : My wife's horse requires quite a bit of elevation for comfort for his navucular problems. He is wearing a four degree and a three degree pad plus a Redden Rail shoe. This makes him considerably better but is quite heavy. What are some of the lightest weight pads you use out there? : : Doc : : Why not use a couple of Bar Wedge Pads instead? And, maybe one lightweight flat leather or plastic pad so you can add sole support as needed. Or forgo the flat pad and just use impression material or sole pak etal. Why not consider the EDSS shoe so you can adjust the rail heights as necessary without removing the shoe? Or, what about building up the heels with acrylic or the equivalent, reducing the number and degree of wedges and shoeing accordingly? : : Rick : Thanks for the suggestions. I can't lower the angle on this horse as he only lands flat with this amount of elevation. This is the most comfortable he has been in many months. : He doesn't have much heel and I could probably build it up a little, but if I go too high, I will lose frog support. I feel that he will grow more normally as the entire hoof grows out over the next few months. : Thanks again for the help. : M. W. Myers, D.V.M.

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