Sheared???

[Jaye Perry]

Here's a foot from October.
It would be interesting to see some thoughts on causation. :)

[Dave Purves]

Uneven landing and loading. My guess is the horse probably has some slight limb deviations due to lack of flexion in the pastern and/or coffin joint.

Dave

[Jason Maki]

Jaye,
Do you have a dorsal veiw and one with the foot being sited?
Jason

[Wannabeee]

Nice deep thrush might be causing some problems. Scott

[Rick Burten]

Exepting the obvious(the hoof needs correct trimming/balancing), the split central sulcus, whether from disease or other, is IME causing heel pain. This has either led to or been caused by the heel contraction and is most likely causing the horse to inappropriately weight the toe even though the heel is getting taller and taller. The shearing may have begun early as the heels loaded unequally but now with a complete 'disconnection' of the two halves and the secondary but extensive infection present, the pathologies get exacerbated.

I think that these cases are hard to remediate because there are so many issues to contend with. Ideally, one might consider leaving the horse barefoot, but the disunion of the heels works against that. A straight bar shoe with the heels floated is a consideration but it will make more difficult the treating of the underlying infection. A heart bar shoe will not allow access to the frog for adequate treatment.

I'd opt for the straight bar shoe and a hospital plate. That way, I can stabilize the heels, float the sheared heel, treat the infection and pack in some gentle frog support that is easily removed or renewed.

Since this is now mid-December, how did you handle it, Jaye? And, do you have follow-up photos?

[Jaye Perry]

........ The shearing may have begun early as the heels loaded unequally but now with a complete 'disconnection' of the two halves and the secondary but extensive infection present, the pathologies get exacerbated.

I think that these cases are hard to remediate because there are so many issues to contend with. ......

I'd opt for the straight bar shoe and a hospital plate. That way, I can stabilize the heels, float the sheared heel, treat the infection and pack in some gentle frog support that is easily removed or renewed.

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Mistro is good with his deductions. Complete disunion of the heels. Due to injury of the leg. Uneven weight bearing on the cir***ference of the wall.

October shod with Egg-bar ,Luwex Knobby pad , Equithane and sulcus treatment of Thrush Magic and gauze.

November, shod with same appliances with the exception of a heel spring. Also there was not significant enough improvement in the Sulcus. The heel spring was applied and opened the Sulcus enough to be flossed. I took 4x4 gauze's roll up and flossed the sulcus until the was no residue on the gauzes.
The opening created by the spring was about 5/16th". With some what clean tissue in the recess of the sulcus the application of a feed through antibiotic, Tucoprin, was injected; Powdered in form.
Then gauzes soak in Cepa-Lak, cow tit antibiotic, were rolled and powdered with the Tucoprin. Inserted into the sulcus and then shod.
The treated gauzes were folded and doubled so the tag ends could be removed after shoes and Equithane were applied to be re-treated.


Here is the leg injury; broken leg at the elbow, about a year old.. Will take some pics around Christmas to see if the situation was helped.