Hi Kandace, How sound a clubfooted horse will be is determined by a bunch of factors, but let's start with 'what are you planning on doing with this horse? How old is it? What is it doing now?' There

Totally agree with Kirsten. I have soooo many pictures of bad feet in my collection. As Kirsten also knows though, sometimes it doesn't take much for your own horses to get away from you. I had Lavini

If you want to know the status on mark-ups please send an email to the main group with the topic "Lavinia Markup Request" so Lavinia knows you're in need of those. As far as the balancer - you need to

Hi Daisy, Not sure what you're asking - if you need additional sole protection we recommend pads in boots. If you're looking to increase sole depth getting the trim in order and not touching the soles

Hi Maria, This might a translation challenge for us but this article on Sugardine might help: https://www.americanfarriers.com/articles/5090-sugardine---a-stinky-gooey-mess-that-works-when-treating-wo

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 for

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: https://www.ecirhorse.c

Hi Bonnie, My first question is "does he have to have shoes on?" Then, if so, "do you have snowball pads on him?" I've seen some people using dental impression material to fill in the hooves with hors

Hi Barbara, I'm sure Lavinia will have more to say on this but in my experience with work horses (3 Belgians and a Percheron) the large weight/size reason for shoeing is not true. Our guys were barefo

Hi Shirley, First things first. If you want to add your Case History and album link to your signature for this group you'll need to edit your signature for this group the same way you would for the ma

Hi Kathy, The fact that you're seeing a difference in the muscling between her two legs plus the lameness would be a good indication to me that it's time to get the vet involved - even if it's just a

Hi Kathy, Cellulitis can return again as it seems to have some effect on the circulatory system but it's usually a sudden onset, causes acute swelling and possibly lameness along with the swelling and

Hi Maria, My personal opinion is that most of these products work by actually drying the hoof out rather than making it tougher. Lavinia may have a more scientific explanation but I'm not a real fan o

Hi Bobbie, You can buy regular felt and cut your own - https://www.cramersportsmed.com/felt-variety-pack Or you could buy the hoof sock replacement ones - https://www.theconnectedrider.com/hoofcare/th

Hi Susan, This topic really belongs on the main group so I'm going to repost it for you there. Thanks, Sherry and Scarlet EC Primary Response PA 2014 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Sherry%