Brendaandgem
07-30-2005, 11:36 PM
This is re-gards to my origonal post..can cracks be cronic ?? I should have said generic ??
Here are some images of my mares feet. These were taken the day of her reset. This mare apparently had shoes on for 12 months prior to a reset done this spring. The toes were literally growing up and you could still see the shoe underneath..(a great farrier did this indeed). All joking aside, she has had these cracks and crevices in her hooves for nearly 10 years. I understand the mare didnt have regular foot care. I am hoping we can correct and see some healthy hoof growth. We are feeding her supplements both for growth and health. I understand that once a crack has grown through the coronary band it is virually none repairable and the blemish will always be there..well for me this is one of lifes little challenges.
The horse is so darn sweet, fun to ride..and a real pleasure to be around. So I am really hoping someone could offer some insite of anything that I can do to help have a straight smooth healthy..none cracked hoof.. over a period of time ??
Its also important that we can get the hoof strong and healhy enough to allow her to go barefoot to stimulate the frog..etc..10 years is a long time to wear shoes on a yearly basis..even if we could give her a few months rest per year would be a releif.
Any advice would be appreciated..as she is a sweetie..
Here are some images of my mares feet. These were taken the day of her reset. This mare apparently had shoes on for 12 months prior to a reset done this spring. The toes were literally growing up and you could still see the shoe underneath..(a great farrier did this indeed). All joking aside, she has had these cracks and crevices in her hooves for nearly 10 years. I understand the mare didnt have regular foot care. I am hoping we can correct and see some healthy hoof growth. We are feeding her supplements both for growth and health. I understand that once a crack has grown through the coronary band it is virually none repairable and the blemish will always be there..well for me this is one of lifes little challenges.
The horse is so darn sweet, fun to ride..and a real pleasure to be around. So I am really hoping someone could offer some insite of anything that I can do to help have a straight smooth healthy..none cracked hoof.. over a period of time ??
Its also important that we can get the hoof strong and healhy enough to allow her to go barefoot to stimulate the frog..etc..10 years is a long time to wear shoes on a yearly basis..even if we could give her a few months rest per year would be a releif.
Any advice would be appreciated..as she is a sweetie..