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[RC] hoof puzzler - Amy Martinjust in case anyone has had a similar scenario and has advice to offer: paso fino mare, 6 years old, barefoot first 5 years, shod for last year for competitive trail riding. Each time she is shod she cringes(pulls away slightly, makes faces, knees buckle a bit, back humps a bit) when shoes are pulled off or nailed on. No problem with trimming or rasping. After shoes back on she shifts weight from foot to foot and is tender for a day. Twice I have tried to let her go a set without shoes and she got mild laminitis both times with heat and bounding pulse. This last weekend her shoes were pulled Thursday and by Friday she was laying down, Sat morning was walking on eggshells and holding heat in both front feet. I gave her bute and wrapped her feet. Monday at the vet she was much better, walked across gravel parking lot barefoot without flinching and x-ray views for founder, navicular, and ringbone were all clean. She is on week 6 of time off for some sort of tendon or ligament strain, again with the clean ultrasounds and knee x-rays. So, I have a lame horse with no clinical signs on film or ultrasound. Vets telling me to put her back to work but.....maybe some sort of chronic mild laminitis? Should I put her shoes back on for support or leave them off? More rest? Back to work? Yikes!! Amy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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