hksuermann
07-22-2005, 04:19 PM
Can a horse with retained sole become sore with it (I am assuming yes, if it becomes lower than the wall), and then become more sore (quite tender on gravel) as he begins to exfoliate it? All signs point to increasing concavity within the foot (especially around the tip of P3) except mid foot from the bars out to the wall, where it is still slick and shiny and almost bulging below the wall. He also seems sensitive to pressure here, I assume from pressure from the remaining retained sole. It is very tough and I cannot make much headway scratching away at it with a hoof knife, although I see cracking below the surface which makes me certain it is indeed retained sole and not a "sinking" problem (laminitis). He has very deep frog sulci, which makes me confident it is not a prolapse problem either. He is now getting enough movement (turned out overnight) to get him exfoliating again (this horse used to shed his frog in one big thick layer at about the same time he shed his sole in huge, almost 1/4" thick strips, it was wild!) but he has not shed sole or frog in months due to lack of adequate turnout. I imaging he may have some mild (or even major) bruising underneath the retained sole which may make him sore over rocks, in addition to just being tender on the newly exfoliated areas. Anyone have any thoughts on this?