I thought was an interesting case, and people seemed to like it in the online conference. I have included a couple of pictures from the most recent visit.

The horse presented with a hoof abscess of a couple of months duration. The abscess was draining from the pastern, coronet and the sole:


After another month, the horse was improved but still lame. Radiographic exam of the hoof revealed infection around the coffin bone, creating an island of bone (sequestrum).

He is the hoof at the time of the radiographs. As the coronet was extended over the proximal hoof, the hoof was resected to provide some relief. Note how far the hoof extends into the swollen tissue:



And shown here with the complete coronet resection and shoe:

The distal hoof was not serving any structural function, and drainage was still observed around the border of the hoof. The distal hoof was then resected, revealing the sequestered piece of P3:



and the finished M-L view of the hoof:

Here is a follow-up photo from a couple of months later:

Excellent work and excellent pics,Patrick.

whoa . . . . amazing the infection didn't kill him.

What is your planned course of action for the future shoeings?

Nice work!

Thanks for sharing.

Tony

Good Question!
At the next shoeing I am hoping to perform a hoofwall reconstruction, which should allow for more turnout or light riding (assuming the radiographs and comfort are OK. I might forgo the hospital plate and frog support at the next shoeing. This horse has a history of poor hoof quality, and was successfully maintained in glue on shoes for years before this event. Glue on shoes are an option for this horse long term.

Great job Pat, your work did get me using glue ones a lot more than I used to do. I did wonder a little about the seating of the holes in both the shoe ánd the hospital plate though


Ronald Aalders

reillyshoe wrote:
Well unfortunately you´re going to blow up the quarters because you don´t have the necessary skills to fit to the foot.

Thanks Ron,
I countersink the plate and the screws because the plate is thinner than the taper on the screw. It seems to work.

Juhani,
Maybe your right, perhaps we'll see.

reillyshoe wrote:
I forgot the smiley...:rolleyes:
That´s reaaally good work!

Juhani Takanen wrote:I don't know about that. This looks like an easy job. He only had to fit half of the foot.

My theory is the horse is too stoopid to know it's supposed to be dead.

Thanks for sharing, Pat.

Nice one!!!

Juhani Takanen wrote:
You had me going for a moment Juhani, I forgot I can't fit the toe....