Posted by S Carey on July 19, 2003 at 10:58:21:
Hi,
I am new to this board and in distress with my 7 year old Arabian Gelding. This poor beautiful horse has had a rough life so far with loosing his right eye at age 3years old and several trips to the U of M for that and then gelding a horse that had a great potential of being a great stallion. Except, for having and passing on his club foot problems that are heredity in the Arabian Horse breed.
We now have also, beed diagnosed with Navicular in the foot that is clubbed. I have been using this horse for Hunt Seat and western pleasure. Under Hunt seat he really has a terrific way of moving and can really lay out his way of moving especially in a trot. But because he moves this way he really pounds the ground with his feet. It is awesome to watch and fun to ride, but after winng four classes this spring he came up lame. He had a quarter crack on his left foot, which we treated right away, and then after a few weeks came up lame on the other foot which was his club foot which is now diagnosed Navicular.
Wow, sorry this is getting so long, but I feel the more history you get the better to help us.
He has been lame all summer long. Not severly lame, just minimal and when put out side to run on soft ground he actually works out of the lameness with just regular shoes on. I need to have him shod the correct way for both navicular and club on that foot. The quarter crack is healing well and not a real concern at this point it will grow out just fine with proper shoeing. And is there any special drugs we can give to help with pain that won't prvent him from showing if he wins and a drug test is taken? Also, the bad foot is a white foot and his feet have never been the best so we have had him on HT20 for the last two years to improve the walls of his feet and make them stronger. The HT20 has been doing it's job in that respect. Well, if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks
Sue Carey