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On the other hand...

My gelding developed contracted heels (but not underrun) while wearing Ground
Control shoes (which have LOTS of heel/frog contact) because he had heel pain
from an inflamed deep distal flexor tendon (very minor involvement of the
navicular bone).

If they don't want to land on the heel, they'll land toe-first and the heel will
contract.  The vet said he would have developed symptoms sooner had he not been
in the GC shoes, which helped shield him some from concussion.

One shockwave treatment, short-trimmed toes, and metal wedge shoes (no heel or
frog pressure), have him completely sound and with his heels looking 99%
better.  That's less than 4 months after initial diagnosis.

So, as much as I'm into researching things to death, I think the best thing to
do is find a really good specialist vet and farrier, and do what they say!  No
matter how much research a layperson does they will never know as much about
the condition and treatment as a really good specialist vet and farrier.

*of course this is all MY opinion*
-Sharon L.


Quoting Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Please Reply to: Cyndi Rach hoovinit@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>   If your mare is shod, I hope you'll look into alternative methods
> besides special shoeing; usually with "navicular" type symptoms there is
> contraction in the heel area, generally caused by shoeing and/or improper
> trimming, also the heels are usually under run.  A great website to
> research and get educated about hooves is www.thehorseshoof.com  which
> also has links to other great sites too. There is a lot of controversy
> about barefoot vs shod I know, but each of us needs to research and do
> what we think is best for our own situation.  Best of luck to you with
> your mare.
>
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