Over due farrier, bruised sole. Laminitis?

[Eoct]

So, my pony is usually trimmed every 7 weeks, due to problems with farrier he has gone 12 weeks! His toe grew long but his heel wore flat. We went for a hack down the road, down stoney paths. Next day he’s very pottery on his feet. New farrier arrives, says no laminitis but foot sore as his hoof wall has worn very low (won’t trim him because doesn’t want to make him worse). Rested him (no turn out still anyway, soaked hay, no exercise). Week later still no better, asked another farrier to come he straight away says laminitis, due to feeling a pulse (no heat). Pony on box rest, with hoofs padded up, no problems walking around with pads on. A red bruise has appeared on the right of his frog. Another farrier is coming today, vet on Monday. (Although has already been and given bute). Has anyone any experiences of mechanical laminitis? Does this sound like what my pony has? He’s not fat at all, can feel ribs, and hasn’t actually been out on grass. I’ve been soaking his hay two weeks prior to this happening.

Thanks in advance! Will try and attach pictures later

[warriorhorse]

Hard to say with out seeing pictures of hoof. Low heels usually means underrun. Probably stone bruising which can be sore for weeks.

12 weeks isn’t really that horrible. My horse’s haven’t been trimmed in 7 months. Been riding them for a month now feet have shortened up. No bruising no soreness.

Some horse’s just can’t be barefoot on rocky ground. Really though pictures of clean feet would be helpful.

[PrincessPonies]

I have a pony who had laminitis due to over grown feet when I first got her. She had her feet trimmed every six weeks at first but is now on a 12 week schedule. Haven’t had an issue with her getting too long. The only way to really know will be for the vet to X-ray and look for any kind of rotation. Without seeing pictures I’m inclined to think it’s a bad bruising.

[JB]

It certainly could be laminitis - more mechanical than metabolic from the sound of it.

A LTLH foot needs to be trimmed. Any competent farrier can do that and at worst not make the horse any less sore, but he should have the ability to make the horse more comfortable.

Long toes can absolutely be trimmed without removing vertical height, and without getting into live sole. That should be basis trimming knowledge. The trick then comes with whether the soles are thin, and how thin.

It may be worth at least a lateral xray to see what’s there, which might alter the course of the trim/pads/shoes/etc.

[strakapark]

Probably not much help at present, but I found having a good hoof file on hand for the times the farrier is away or stuck can save problems (I trim my own horses anyway). It’s quite easy to just rasp the underside level and the toe down a bit just for a quick and very basic trim to save any stress cracks forming, and there’s a tonne of YouTube videos that break it down very easily. It’s a life-saving skill to have!