Is there any scientific evidence that too much calcium in the horse's diet causes sidebone? In other words, will an excess of calcium, calcify a ligament in the horse's body instead of being excreted

Here are a few short clips. The ones done in the arena on the soft surface was taken after the concrete. I think the concrete made him much worse on the soft surface.

It could explain the RF lameness but not necessarily hind. Could you post a video of him walking and trotting on You Tube? -- Dr. K

Hi Dr. Kellon, Would all that you described above, be the reason he is lame on the right front? Also, would it cause issues in the hind end as well? He is naturally very very toed in on the left

Vicki, He has significant distal descent, not uncommon in shod horses. The RF also shows a good bit of medial -lateral imbalance with loss of coffin bone density on the low side, suggesting this is

Hi there, I have uploaded Samsons recent xrays and would like to see if someone can please take a look at them. He has been lame for a very very long time. It seems to be right front. Had several

Hoping I can access these!! Thanks SUSAN :))) Ellen N. Alabama

Also from Pete Ramey: I just watched these two videos of his talk at last years AFA conference and found them very informative: Reading the hoof and Reversing Hoof Capsule Rotation and Distal

Best description here https://hoofrehab.com/DistalDescent.htm -- Dr. K

Good morning, I’m trying to find a post, preferably by a moderator or pro, that addresses how to trim a foot with a sunk but NOT rotated CB. There’s got to be one on here ☺️ Thanks!! --

HI Susan, That's not an uncommon occurrence when the weather/footing conditions change so drastically. It can also happen when horses transition from "winter" feet to "summer" feet. Their current

Both my horses had the top layer of their frogs peel off in the last week on all 4 hooves. About a 1/4" was lost. It came off while I was cleaning their hooves and I only had to run the side of the

I still have my book on building the proper dressage arena I bought years ago. -- Barb Henry

When I put my arena in, 20 plus years ago, I used a USDF booklet. I found this link to it. Not sure if you can still order it from the USDF. An important point is to use manufactured sand rather

This is a great tip, Regina. Thanks for the suggestion. As hard as I try to keep my pea stone clean, it’s nearly impossible. -- Martha in Vermont Logo (dec. 7/20/19), Tobit(EC) and Pumpkin, Handy

I used to have a book on arena footings. I will try to figure out if I still have it..

Lavinia said: "For the horses' feet, the best thing to use is 4"-6" of 3/8" pea stone." I am getting ready to do my dream-come-true grading, footing, and surfacing project. Can anyone direct me to

Down at ground level it will be from some time in the past. -- Lavinia Moderator/ECIR Support

I was rasping Abs front hooves and noticed he had pink showing up. No noticable difference in travel. I started soaking hay. Is this a current issue or is it just showing up from some time ago? --

Trisha DePietroJul 27 #11189 "I did the pea gravel and was very very happy with it and the horses feet looked great! However, over time, organic matter deteriorates and combines with the pea stone