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So very helpful!  LOL

I will let you know what I find out, but so far it would seem that the boots may be too big, and causing the problems.

Do you find that your boots may be large?

I do wrap, but that doesn't seem to matter...

And the areas you mentioned, plus right below the coronet band in the front of the hoof, also.

Odd, huh?

 

lori B.

Don Huston <donhuston@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> My horse has white rear hooves and sometimes (usually with newer boots) he get bruising on the inside just in front of the heel, just below the coronet band, just above the quarters actually. He is barefoot, I have been using Old Macs for about 4 years and I still do not know for sure what causes it.  Isn't that just really helpful...... :-[.... Let me know if you
>  find the answer. Good Luck,
> Don Huston
>
> At 11:05 AM 5/1/2006 Monday, you wrote:
> > Has anyone ever had the Epics, or any Easy Boot, for that matter, rub the hoof and cause bruising. No soreness that I can find. But definitely bruising on white hooves. On the actual hoof itself...
> > I had him vet wrapped well, and the boots weren't too tight, in fact not tight at all. The boots are a bit big, and that is why I made sure I had plenty of wrap on his hooves and heal bulbs. And the boots are not too high up the hoof.
> > This is the second time this has happened.
> >  
> > Any thoughts?
> >  
> > Thanks, 
> > Lori B.