Posted by jean donato on May 15, 2000 at 19:49:28:
hi.
my horse has navicular. has been recently shod with "open" pads in front and barefoot in back. have been leaving dirt packed in there. but live in the northeast and there has been tons of snow and mud. even when i pick out his feet, the mud packs back in when he is turned out. don't want to confine him to his stall.
want to set him up with EDSS next week; has done very well with them in the past. (should have stayed with them from the start.) anyway, how is frog deterioration going to affect shoeing, impression material and frog support? not sure if rails are going to be needed.
farrier has expressed concern about frogs being too tender. also concerned about shoes pulling off in mud. last time they were put on by Gene himself and i only lost one frog support. (deep sucking-type mud on trail)