Posted by Janie on November 12, 2001 at 14:56:22:
I have a quarter horse show hunter with under-run heels. My farrier had been using shocktamer rim pads with some success, but he suggested trying Equi-build to try to get some heel growth. We went one shoeing with Equi-build, then one with Equi-pad (due to my farrier being out of town and the pinch-hitter preferring Equi-pad). After being shod, about 6 weeks ago, my horse came up with an abcess in the left front, the day after the shoeing. I attributed this to a stone bruise since he had lost the shoe in a rocky pasture. The abcess was cleared up and a shoe with Equi-build put on with no adverse affects. The horse was re-shod last Wednesday night, with Equi-Build, and came up dead lame on Saturday morning, right front this time. My farrier pulled the shoe today (Monday) and found another abcess. This one was near the medial heel, which is the one he breaks down the worst. Have you experienced this problem with your product in the past? My farrier has been pleased with the results, particularly on the left front, which is actually the better foot, and he said there was some improvement on the right also. I'd like to use the Equi-build for another shoeing to see if the heel growth continues to improve, but my farrier is concerned that the pressure from the Equi-build caused the abcess. This horse is quite big so there is a lot of weight on his feet. Any advice would be appreciated. (Hope this wasn't too lengthy.) Thanks