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Re: [RC] Hoof Crack - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Bruce Weary bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Hi Naomi-- Funny you should ask about a hoof crack up to the coronet band. I have a horse that is recovering from that very thing. He is a foxtrotter with trophy feet (now), but I have only had him for about six months, and the previous owner had shoes that were too small put on him. He is 16 hands and 1100 pounds easy, and he was in 0's in the front and 00's in the back. He now wears a 2 in front and a 1 in the rear. Apparently the previous shoer put those small shoes on him and filed off most of the outer hoof wall to make the shoes fit. He made it through his first two 50's with my 100 lb daughter, and at the end of the second ride, one rear hoof wall failed and cracked in the upper third of the hoof through the coronet band. It was even oozing very slightly, and he was very tender on it. He is increasingly sounder as the foot grows out, and I'm sure he'll recover. Sometimes when the coronet band is involved the newly generated hoof wall can have a cosmetic defect in it, but I don't anticipate any long term problem. By the way, those of you discussing gaited horses, don't discount a good foxtrotter. I just returned from 20 Mule Team, and had a great day on my foxtrotter mare who finished the 65 in about 10 hours, pulling on me the ENTIRE way, and never taking more than 5 minutes to recover. She does a runnng walk, rack, foxtrot, square trot, and a canter to die for. Every time she canters, I hear the theme song from "The Magnificent Seven" in my head. She is lean built, and really impressed me, as it was only her second ride. I predict we will see more gaited horses, that are endowed with the traits suited for endurance, on the trail in the future as America ages. I hear lots of complaints about aching backs and knees at rides. I have been trotting for 20 years, and let me tell you, the money I now save on Advil will put my kids through college. (Well, barber college, anyway.) Bruce Weary =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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