Both of my riding horses (they both get about 30 minutes of dressage training a day) have developed false soles this summer for the first time. It's been hot and dry for the last 2 months. They both h

I've (re)started my thin soled mare (I do use Hoof Armor) on J-herb to try and increase circulation and get better blood flow to build sole depth. After 4 days she's coming up lame, limping on front r

what to use for thin soles? thanks, daisy and tiko

Hello, My Monte (28yr old) is on 2mg of Prascend daily. When he came up to the barn a few days ago I noticed horizontal cracks on both front hooves. They are about 6 inches long, and run halfway betwe

I'm trimming a horse whose front heels are literally growing horizontally and she is standing on her heel bulbs. She isn't the easiest to trim and while she is on a 4 week cycle the owner isn't able t

Hello, This is my first post on this group. My 12 year old MFT gelding Cadet has had three episodes of laminitis (Feb 2019, Oct 2020, May 2021). Details of treatment and management for PPID and EMS ca

I found a free DICOM viewer, Horos, for opening, viewing and exporting .dcm images, which are used by my veterinary office (and medical offices) for sharing high resolution digital images. I exported

Has anyone ever heard of cauterizing (or "burning" as it was called) the bottom of the hoof wall allegedly to close the ends of the tubules thus holding moisture in and promoting strong walls and thic

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 reache

Hi----I am losing my trimmer of many years. Horses are in Napa, CA. Does anyone know of a good trimmer in that area? Thanks for your help.

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 tes

Hi All... Long time lurker, first time poster here :) I have an approximately 20 y/o IR pony who, I'm confident, has been stricken with winter laminitis. This will be the 2nd winter she's had trouble.

I have used Dick hoof knives since I started doing my own trimming over 15 years ago. I have started having issues with keeping them sharp. They are good out of the box for one or two trims, then seem

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. Bu

This is a long shot, but has anyone found a way to prevent snow from balling up in their horse's hooves? I tried the "Just spray the soles with non-stick cooking spray" route and it was useless. When

Hi all, I am looking for some direction with a problem, maybe some of you have experience with this. I have asked to Dr. Kellon in THM and she thinks it might be a keratoma, not a sarcoid and maybe th

Someone in one of my FB groups is asking about BoneKare, a K1 supplement for horses to help repair bone as well as build up bone density (website claims with a guarantee). The example given was P3 bon

Kaeco has a (new-to-me) product, Biotin 800 ZA Plus, that includes L-Arginine. Their claim: " Nitric oxide is a gas produced within the horse's body that impacts circulation, vascular health and lamen

I really like the design and simple use of my new Cavallo Simple Boots but as soon as I put them on Bugsy, he immediately starts lifting up the booted hoof. When both boots are on, he alternates them.

Dumb question. When i was cleaning Relevante's hooves today I noticed [is it frog cleft or frog commissure?] on the frogs of the right and left front feet - that the cleft or commissure seems to trave