shannonw
12-09-2004, 02:04 PM
Hi,
my 5 year old QH gelding has a single "fever ring" on both front feet about 1/3 the way down the walls, there is no dishing of the horns. I moved him to a new barn in August and he was put into heavy work at that time. He never showed any signs of founder or severe lameness during this change over. In early November he began having some stiffness at the canter, which I told my farrier about during his last visit (November 16). My farrier pulled his shoes and found that my horse had two faint red crescent shaped bruises on his soles at the point of his toes. He told me that the fever ring and the bruises showed that my horse had probably been put into heavy work to quickly, but he did not indicate that my horse had foundered.
I have lightened my horse's work load considerably and his gait at the canter is improving, but he's not 100%. He trots fine, but not as elevated as he is when he's 100%.
Am I looking at a case of bruised soles or something worse?
my 5 year old QH gelding has a single "fever ring" on both front feet about 1/3 the way down the walls, there is no dishing of the horns. I moved him to a new barn in August and he was put into heavy work at that time. He never showed any signs of founder or severe lameness during this change over. In early November he began having some stiffness at the canter, which I told my farrier about during his last visit (November 16). My farrier pulled his shoes and found that my horse had two faint red crescent shaped bruises on his soles at the point of his toes. He told me that the fever ring and the bruises showed that my horse had probably been put into heavy work to quickly, but he did not indicate that my horse had foundered.
I have lightened my horse's work load considerably and his gait at the canter is improving, but he's not 100%. He trots fine, but not as elevated as he is when he's 100%.
Am I looking at a case of bruised soles or something worse?