Re: SHoeing problem

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

We have had occasion to use glue on shoes on a horse with practically no
foot left.  He wore them a few weeks until we could get some decent growth
and hoof wall for a nail.  They were a pain but they were also a great help
for that period of time.  Of course, the lady who owned him didn't do much
with him then either.  I don't know how those would work on a horse who is
being conditioned.  Good luck.
Maggie

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> From: SandyDSA@aol.com
> To: Ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  SHoeing problem
> Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 11:21 AM
> 
> We have a weird problem here - our stallion, who had endured and survived
a 
> bacterial cardiac infection (endocarditis) about 18 months ago and is in
a 
> reconditioning program that no one thought he would live to enjoy. The 
> problem is that over the course of the disease AND treatment and layup
his 
> feet became weak and shelly and he lost some heel. He also acquired white

> line which appears to be under control now - BUT - NOW he has so little
foot 
> to put a shoe on - just the front ;left - that he can hardly keepa shoe
on. 
> If he can successully keep a shoe on for another 6 to 8 weeks, we think
he 
> will be wlel on his way. But of course, just as beneficial to hoof growth
is 
> weight-bearing exercise and this is getting tough considering he has
trouble 
> keeping that SHOE on. Kind of a vicious circle. He is conditioning well -
a 
> miracle after what he went through - and we want to do our best to brign
him 
> back to whatever fitness level he is capable of.Ou shoer is going ot come
out 
> tomorrow to re-shoe that foot. Any ideas on how to shoe and ride him for
a 
> couple of months? He is entered in a 25 miler the first weeke of
September 
> and I would hate to pull him, but......
> 
> He needs the work to encourage hoof growth and yes he is on a good hoof 
> supplement as well. Okay experts - lemme have it!
> san
> 
> 
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