Jedi Hoof Issues

[mlaymance]

Hi guys,

We recently got this horse from someone who we have known for a while.
It just got to be too much for them to take care of him, so we agreed to take him in.

When they got him he had been foundered about a year prior. He needed a trim, and was trimmed, and shod. He was fine for several months (about 8).

comes time for his 4th.trim and reset, the farrier aparently trimmed him too short on his right front, and he became sore immediately. He wouldn't allow shoes to be put back on. When he exfoliated the hoof, he accidentally cut too deep in one spot. You can see it in the photos. He also said that there wasn't enough hoof on the front to reattach a shoe.

The left front seems fine with no issues, other than needing a trim, but he won't allow it because of the soreness in his right front.

When this happenned he was put on the new balance foam pads, then the purple New balance pads for a couple weeks.

It seems that he is not getting any better. Since we have taken him in because the owner was "Tired of dealing with him" we have limited funds to help him get well, but at least we are not so eager to give up on him. I have rode him,and seen him ride. He is a 14 year old Peruvian Paso.

He is currently in a dry lot. He gets hay twice a day, beet pulp, and horseshoers secret.(we took away the grain in case he was foundered again.)

He does seem to be sore on that one hoof only.We just don't know where to go from here, should we continue the pads or soak his feet, change diets, etc. We welcome all help from anyone.

Thanks,
Michael and Sharon

[calshoer]

It is possible to rebuild the hoofwalls and then apply shoes (I would go with Steward Clogs on a case like this) to support the non sore areas and relieve all the contact with the sore thin areas while covering them for protection. But you need a farrier who does a LOT of these wicked messes. Where are you located ?
Also, given his breed, he may need a bit more help than just the dietary rsetrictions to get his metabolism under control. If you haven't already, Go to the yahoo .com discusion group, EquineCushings, and start reading. Look into what everyone there is doing with mineral and herbal supplements as well as medications,as well as hay testing and soaking. Also check out safergrass.org for detailed information about carbohydrates in hay and what to do about it. .
The horse may also have some whiteline disease secondary to the founder. l. If so, That is going to get tricky because rebuilding the wall without covering up the inected areas is hard. But not totally impossible.
For now. is there a really DEEP soft area he can live in? plowed sand? Deep shavings? He needs protection from hard ground over the corners of the coffin bone which appear to be right there close to the surface. Patty

[mlaymance]

Patty,

Thanks for the reply. We will check out the cushings group and the website.
We are located in South Carolina.

I will work on getting a small pen set up with some type of soft bedding.

Thanks for the Info, and if anyone else has any suggestions we are open to them.

This forum is great.

Thanks,

Michael & Sharon

[TE Couch]

Spring for xrays if you can to see the degree of bone loss he may have.
TE