Hoof Bruising?

The bullnosing is much more pronounced on that 3rd pic of the white hind. I can’t tell, in the last set of pics (the older ones) whether that RH (in forward flight) is bullnosed, or just rounded off from rasping and/or abrasive footing. But it doesn’t look near as bad as the current profile, which is clearly a bullnose caused by the trim, since the convex profile goes way up the foot.

The good news is you don’t have to pull shoes to fix these things :slight_smile: Competent trimming, with properl application of shoes, and a wedge if necessary on those hinds to properly align things temporarily if the trim alone can’t do it, will have things going the right direction immediately.

Those big wide rings do point to ongoing disruptions of the growth - lamintis by definition, even if it never caused him to be sore. But if he was sore, it looks like it would have been bilateral, so you’d have been hard pressed to know.

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Re: the rings - they are smooth, not ridges. Everything I’m reading (and what my vets say) is that rings are pretty normal - they are the result of changes in seasons, growth patterns, etc. They are different the pronounced ridges.

He is not sore at this point, he is pretty spunky and playful. I’m starting to keep a pictorial record now so I can keep an eye on any changes to his feet. He’s dropped some weight since I’ve gotten him (which needed to happen), and is gaining some fitness, and is much happier in his work.

I figure an eval at the farrier school is well worth checking into - it is a nice resource to have in the region.

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It could just be my eyes, or the angle of the photo…but is the shoe crooked in the sole view? Or has a bit of a trailer pulled out on it on the left heel?

It is the angle - I am holding the hoof AND shooting with camera - so it is not a straight on shot. I couldn’t get my phone pics to upload on COTH, so trying to manage a full sized camera -while holding a hoof - not the most graceful movements!

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