two hoof problems

[somethingroyal]

Hello,

These are pictures of my 9 year old Rhinelander gelding. He was diagnosed with WLD a month and a half ago, thus the front shoes he had on were pulled so that the condition could be better treated. The attending farrier said that the condition was present in the front feet but that the back feet looked all right.

Recently, I noticed these ring-like things on below the coronets on his back foot. It is more pronounced on the white foot, and the ring is slightly pinkish-red in color. The photograph of the black foot also has the ring, but the ring is not as pronounced.

I would very much appreciate any help/insight on either one of the problems.

[somethingroyal]

These are two additional pictures of the front soles.

[cynthia-jay]

your horse is due for a trim

the hooves also need to be balanced

the ring indicates a different growth pattern from before

the ring is referd to as the peropolic ring

it is new growth for the horn

how long since the last time the horse was trimmed?

Cynthia Jay