Posted by Jason Maki on November 29, 2000 at 20:24:04:
I worked on a chronic navicular horse last friday. He had been shod with St. Croix eventers with blocks welded to the heels and a rocker toe. The heels had been allowed to overgrow, and bend forward sole pressure and some sole bruising was also present. The medial toe nail on the near front was behind the white line. I broke out an abcess there. The shoes were just under 13 1/2 inches. The feet measured 14 inches after trimming and dressing. The only thing i showed the owner was the abcess, leaving out the cause. I did not want to appear slanderous of the previous job.
The feet prepped up nice, and I almost acheived the proper hoof pasturn axis with the trim. I the packed an inch of steel into the heels and turned two shoes, thinned the toes, seated them out, pulled the toe clip, shaped, burned, gave them a once over the grinder and nailed them up. Without attempting to be pompous, it was a very tidy job... nice trim, good fit, absolutley no sole pressure. The shoes were punched slightly fine for thin walls, so they nailed up nice. The horses feet lined up. I wrote a bill, made an appointment and drove away feeling as though my exorbatant fee was completley justified.
Today is wednesday and he is dead lame! He came in from the pasture on saturday lame on the off front and has been ever since. I am going tommorrow afternoon to check the horse out. Does anyone have an idea what might be the problem? I usually have a clue in a case like this. I cannot think of anything \I might have done. If anyone can think of something, please let me now.
jason Maki