Re: Flaky, crusty coronary bands with soft walled feet?

Posted by Don Gregory on February 01, 2004 at 00:25:42:

In Reply to: Re: Flaky, crusty coronary bands with soft walled feet? posted by Rick Burten on February 11, 2003 at 21:21:06:

: : My four year old paint gelding has something strange going on with his coronary bands / hooves. The coronary bands are really flaky and scaly. All 4 feet seem to be affected. The skin here looks white and crusty. His hooves seem to be growing at a normal rate, however new growth is very soft. His hoof wall does not seem to be hardening as it grows out. This soft growth extends about 1.5" - 2" down from his coronary band. There seems to be a ridge here, then normal, hard hoof wall down to the bearing surface. He is shod routinely (every 6-8) weeks all the way around. He is not sore or off at all. I use him for dressage and trail riding. He is ridden on soft ground about 3 days per week and trail ridden on various terrain on the weekends. He is out on grass 24 /7 with coastal bermuda supplementation during the winter. He eats 4.5 pounds of a 12% protein pelleted feed twice daily. He is on Focus WT as he is a difficult keeper. My vet is coming out on Friday, however I'd like some input from those here too.

: What you describe is most likely nothing more than the periople, having been subjected to wet then dry then wet conditions, scaling and thickening up . A simple way to check this out is to take a piece of medium grit sandpaper and lightly sand the affected area without getting into the coronary band. You will see the overgrowth disappear and the wall underlying it will be solid and normal. If your vet is coming out only for this, then you would be better served to first have your farrier look at the feet. If, after examining them, the farrier thinks there is something wrong, you can call the vet. But my bet is that in actuality, you need neither individual. Just some sandpaper.

: Rick

This problem, like others which affect the coronet, including bad cracks, can be quickly handled by using Hoof-Alive and the Hoof-Alive Coronet Soaker. Check out hoofalive.com

Don Gregory

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: : : My four year old paint gelding has something strange going on with his coronary bands / hooves. The coronary bands are really flaky and scaly. All 4 feet seem to be affected. The skin here looks white and crusty. His hooves seem to be growing at a normal rate, however new growth is very soft. His hoof wall does not seem to be hardening as it grows out. This soft growth extends about 1.5" - 2" down from his coronary band. There seems to be a ridge here, then normal, hard hoof wall down to the bearing surface. He is shod routinely (every 6-8) weeks all the way around. He is not sore or off at all. I use him for dressage and trail riding. He is ridden on soft ground about 3 days per week and trail ridden on various terrain on the weekends. He is out on grass 24 /7 with coastal bermuda supplementation during the winter. He eats 4.5 pounds of a 12% protein pelleted feed twice daily. He is on Focus WT as he is a difficult keeper. My vet is coming out on Friday, however I'd like some input from those here too. : : What you describe is most likely nothing more than the periople, having been subjected to wet then dry then wet conditions, scaling and thickening up . A simple way to check this out is to take a piece of medium grit sandpaper and lightly sand the affected area without getting into the coronary band. You will see the overgrowth disappear and the wall underlying it will be solid and normal. If your vet is coming out only for this, then you would be better served to first have your farrier look at the feet. If, after examining them, the farrier thinks there is something wrong, you can call the vet. But my bet is that in actuality, you need neither individual. Just some sandpaper. : : Rick : This problem, like others which affect the coronet, including bad cracks, can be quickly handled by using Hoof-Alive and the Hoof-Alive Coronet Soaker. Check out hoofalive.com : Don Gregory

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