Too much wall taken off.

[Paintlover]

Our mare has had too much wall taken off. What can I do to help it? She is a little touchy on the gravel, but takes up that foot's lead fine.

I would upload pics but it says it contains no data :o

[Donnie Walker]

Is she barefoot or shod? When you say too much wall do you mean dorsal wall or are you referring to the sole area of the hoof? If shod, what type shoe was used and was it beveled to prevent sole pressure? Try e-mailing your pictures to someone who can post them here so all of us can see what you have. Front shot, side shot and sole shot.

[Shockn&Gucci_rule]

Below are photos of Paintlover's mare's hoof. . .

Paintlover -- if these photos are taken after the trim, it doesn't appear as though too much wall was removed.

How recently was the mare trimmed?

http://imgup.com/images/happyhooves/hoof1.jpg
http://imgup.com/images/happyhooves/hoof2.jpg

[Paintlover]

The pictures were taken a week or so after the trim.

I can see reddish pigment on the outside hoof wall, where too much wall was taken off. Although it actually isn't, sometimes (at a certain angle), I mistake it for a clubbed foot. When I view her from the side when she is in the stall, I always think that her toe is buried in the bedding, even though it isn't.

She has thin walls to begin with, how can I improve the thickness, if it is even possible?

[Paintlover]

Donny Walker, she has never seen shoes in her life ;)

[Red Amor]

Somthin's not quiet true here

look at the depth of the slushes and the lenght of the bars

is this just another crusifiction of a Farrier ?

the feed in the photo looks real lush ay ?

[Shockn&Gucci_rule]

The pictures were taken a week or so after the trim.

I can see reddish pigment on the outside hoof wall, where too much wall was taken off.
The reddish pigment is bruising and actually isn't an indication that too much wall was removed.


She has thin walls to begin with, how can I improve the thickness, if it is even possible?

The sole view of her hoof has dirt etc. on it so a bit hard to tell, but it doesn't appear as though the wall is too thin. . .did your farrier think her wall was thin?

Can you get pix of all her hooves like the post at the following url describes how to?http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=657 and on a flat surface if possible.
(if you can, try uploading the pix to somewhere like www.imgup.com and then link them to this forum or else if that doesn't work for you, just e-mail them to me again).

If you go to www.hopeforsoundness.com, and read through their online tutorial, it will give you a good understanding about your horses' feet, and you will be able to see comparing the photos the distortion present in your mare's hoof.

all the best!
~patience

[Gary_Miller]

The pastern angles are all wrong due to the heels being to long. Thats why she looks as if she is standing on her toes.

It also looks as if all that was trimmed was the toe and there was no attempt to level the foot. See the low spot at the top of the photo it looks as if the nipper cut was not level which cause a gouge.

The good thing is it can be fixed. You just need a proper trim.

Gary