Thank you so much Lavinia. Mandela is doing much better since on boots as I was guessing and the trimmer will not do the poriexpan protocol after telling him your opinion. He looks quite happy even

Looks like the EQ boots are similar to the Soft Rides, from what I can find on their website. They don't really show you what the actual pad looks like and I can't seem to find a description of what

Hi Lavinia, Yes there are sheets of poriexpan in different thicknesses. Just wanted to know the difference thank you. He will be on boots. He has EQ boots in the hinds and a glued floating boot in

Hi Maria, Had to do more searching on what porexan is. Looks like it is similar to what we call styrofoam. If you had it in a sheet, rather than a ball, I think it would work temporarily as it will

Hi Lavinia, Thank you so much for this detailed and helpful answer. We have three different opinions in all this voragine. Vets that say to put him down, vets advicing surgery and one who says, lets

I Maria, So sorry this boy is going thru this. It seems that you need to know what the condition of the joint/nerve is in order to be able to make realistic and responsible decisions regarding his

Sherry, thank you so much for your quick help. I enjoyed a lot the reading! I know sugar and betadine are drying agents, but I was imaginning that bit of moisture sealed and packed into a hoof with

Hi Maria, This might a translation challenge for us but this article on Sugardine might help:

Hi all, I need some opinions and help with a horse diagnosed with osteomyelitis in the left scapula-humerus joint. The horse is a rescue, he had a bad injury that got infected and the infection

Hi Rebecca, Did you end up putting him on pergolide/Prascend as a trial to see if it helped? Agree with you that his sole depth is most likely compromised all around, which is going to make him

Hi Rebecca, At a glance he still has extremely thin soles and his hoof quality shows that there are issues going on probably with the diet which is reflected in the coat changes. As far as testing

Writing to see if anyone has any help ideas for my boy. Had a myriad of issues last year investigations into cushings/IR something metabolic can be seen in the case history. I added dex supression

Thank you so much! I will head over to the main board and start searching.. and as I suspect as the temps here start to warm up and the snow melts, she's moving around better and seems more like

Update, I am using the Anvil knives and really like them. Thanks all for the suggestions. Dawn Wagstaff Saline, MI 2003

Hi Myriam, We prefer to have horses barefoot and in boots to make it easier to do frequent trimming adjustments on their feet. You can read more about this on the website here:

Hi Myriam, So sorry that Aragon is having these issues. Because he is highly likely to be an Ir horse, all of your questions regarding his care and issues should remain on the main ECIR group - this

Hello! Aragon have been diagnosed with laminitis... He was in pain last month, about mid january, so farrier came. The only solution he could think of to relief him was putting reverse horse shoes.

I have the same thing going on, the barefoot horses don't get snow balls too badly, but the shod horses do. I keep a hammer at the edge of the snow, before I go into the barn, and I use the claw of

While duct tape will keep the snow out, it makes for a very slippery surface when walking on snow/ice, esp. when it's compacted. -- Lavinia Jan 2005, RI Moderator/ECIR Support

We wrap them in duct tape. Have to change it daily, but our navicular gelding was walking on 3 inch balls (shoes with 1/2 pads) You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. -- a donde