Are stone bruises real? I mean in a pastured/paddocked horse, not an endurance horse running up granite mountains barefoot.

Curious because a friend whose Paint had, within the past few months, both a quarter crack in front and a "stone bruise" caused abscess behind, now exiting the heel. The stone bruise Dx is  suspect IMO because the footing where she lives is loamy sand - firm enough but really sandy. I mentioned I suspected mechanical issues with the trim, and she didn't disagree. 
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Hi Cass,

I think the devil may be in the details.

You said >> I mentioned I suspected mechanical issues with the trim, and she didn't disagree. <<

If the sole was thin enough from long toes and under run heels, and/or coffin bone displacement, then a "stone" bruise might be caused by a buried bit of stone, wood, or other debris. Can you see anything on the sole?  That might be the give-away.

Nancy C in NH
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Thanks, Nancy.  My friend started J-Herb at my suggestion and the abscess blew through the frog yesterday --- could be a coincidence after only 4 days, but we'll take it. I'm not sure why she and the vet thought it would exit through the heel. It didn't. The mare had been sensitive to hoof testers at the back of the hoof, so maybe it was an educated guess.
 
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Cass for Cayuse (PPID/IR) and Diamond (IR)
Sonoma County, Calif. Oct. '12
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