I wish. It’s literally just the quoted scope cost. Treatment for her first round of ulcers was around 600something.
So I was given the choice of aluminum or steel and asked the farrier what his thoughts were and said you know I defer to your experience here. The rationale for aluminum shoes is that they are better for shock absorption, and because she’s presently so footsore we want as much of that as possible, at least for the first round, and then probably we will switch to steel.
STILL haven’t heard back from the vet re: scheduling foot xrays because they’re in the busy season (lots of PPEs etc right now) but hoping I will hear back soon.
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This is all a great comment, thank you. This part stands out to me, and I realized I didn’t add this bg info earlier - we’re working on gradually correcting her underrun heels as something that was found on her initial PPE. His analysis and the vet’s analysis is that she’s had a history of poor farrier work before she came into my possession.
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Also, this is related but unrelated - what do you guys use to prop up 1ft cavaletti? I need something to raise the poles for her back pain regimen that we do but I’m looking online and pole blocks are ludicrously expensive. Right now I’m using tires/mounting blocks/random objects I find but I haven’t collected enough to make the full length of the ““course””.
Not yet. I’m still going for them but there’s a long wait, apparently. I’m not doing anything with her back before I know for sure what’s going on with her feet. Even if shoes do resolve all the symptoms I’d still like to know.
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What angles would be better? I see her daily so I can probably take some more today.
In their defense, ulcers don’t develop overnight. Horses don’t go from a healthy ulcer-free stomach to being riddled with ulcers instantly. Unless you have clinical documentation to prove she didn’t have ulcers prior to her insurance being active, I don’t blame them for not covering. It’s not an acute injury that came out of nowhere. A LOT of owners would happily take out an insurance policy, wait a few weeks while their ulcery horse suffers/gets worse, just to try to get diagnostics/tx covered.
The company is avoiding insurance fraud.
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I see what you’re saying, but she’d been insured for 3 weeks at that point - imho enough time for ulcers to develop, which is exactly what happened.
Enough time for them to develop or a time frame someone is willing to wait to make it look like they developed after the policy became active. Did YOU do that? No. Do OTHERS do that? 100%. When in doubt, insurance companies will not pay.
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Hmmm, something from IKEA iirc has been tossed out there as useful as cavaletti holders… Maybe someone here remembers what it is.
Oh! I remember! It’s the kiddie potties. No idea if they work or not but I think that’s what you’re thinking of @Angela_Freda
Exactly!!
$6.50
There’s a vid on youtube
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Cinderblocks.
Heavy, but that’s good as they don’t move if a pole gets ticked.
And can be set at different heights.
We use those at our barn! However, over the 18 months or so that we’ve had them, a few have fallen victim to horses (cough mine cough) who don’t always mind where their feet are.
Thanks for posting, it reminds me I owe a few to my trainer. 
ETA: saw this message when I went to order some…
Do you think it’s because all of us equestrians are buying them? LOL
Sorry OP for the sidetrack.
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COOL! thanks, guys!
Update: no delivery to me >: (
Still gonna pick some up if I ever go to Boston.
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I’ve used upside down buckets (preferably old broken ones without a handle so you don’t risk a foot getting caught since horses are horses), or short logs of wood. If you can get inexpensive plastic planters, I’ve used those, too.
I don’t super love the look of the feet either but we don’t know what this farrier started with so I’m inclined to cut the farrier some slack here. Others not as much, but the farrier can only address the horse in front of him and this one probably started with some wonky feet when he started working on her.
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OP have you tried to challenge the insurance company’s decision on coverage? I’ve once before challenged an insurance company decision and successfully convinced them to reverse it. You’re paying for coverage and they’re chipping away at it in a way that seems kind of unfair.
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Yup, I got the impression this was a chronic case done by other farriers and that the current farrier was new. I could have missed something, though.
OP, I like these:
My only complaint is they are super lightweight, so use proper wood rails. My lazy guy will knock them right over sometimes and I have to get off and put them back upright.
I also use cinderblocks but a warning about these - they can hurt you or a horse if you fall or trip on them, they really aren’t the safest option out there.
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