What should I do for feet trimmed too short?

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[QUOTE=gypsymare;7807139]
I don’t have quite the faith in my veterinarian’s knowledge of hooves that everyone else seems to have. Nor is it common to trim a horse too short prior to shoeing. It should be short. The hoof wall is taken down to the level of live sole. Unless the sole itself was pared down too far, but it’s easy to determine live sole vs dead sole unless there are other pathologies. The hot nail would not overly concern me… It happens sometimes. Shouldn’t be frequent but it isn’t always obvious. … But leaving an old nail? That’s odd. How the heck did he get the shoe off and leave a nail behind??[/QUOTE]

This. I love my vet and I love my trimmer, but my trimmer gets the nod every time when the matter involves the feet.

With that said, there are some hack job farriers out there, in fact there are several in my area, as well as some not so great vets.

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[QUOTE=alibi_18;7807092]
There are plenty of both types of stories. Vet fixing and vet ruining.
But you probably aren’t looking at these thread since you seem pretty focused on ‘‘farrier’’ threads…

I’m discussing this thread as it relates to a sore foot.

Are you out of your mind?

I do spend a lot of time with horse owners so if I’m not out of my mind yet, I’m sure I’m on my way.

Not the vet’s fault if the horse is crippled… the vet gave advice on how to proceed in order to reduce the pain. Nothing much can be done.

That’s the point. It’s never the vets fault because they don’t work on feet. Where do you feel they gained all this knowledge about feet when they don’t work on them?

Hooves are too short, there is pain with or without shoes. Are farriers some sort of magician who can majikaly remove the pain? Drugs on the other hand…(provided by …the vet!!!)

A Farrier deals with sore feet on a regular basis. Many times there is a timetable due to a show coming up which the horse needs to get to. There are various things to do to get the horse back up and going. Some quicker, some slower, depending on the situation. If bute did anything for a sore foot they wouldn’t be 3 legged lame for 10 to 14 days.

I don’t understand why you are being so sensitive about this particular case. Is this farrier your friend or what? For what we know, he might not even be certified…

I have no idea who this Farrier is. Like I said, he may not be a good Farrier. Suggesting to add a pad when you think it was a bad nail, isn’t a good idea.

OTOH, does a knowledgeable horse owner really need a vet to tell them to wrap the foot and give it some bute. Then just wait it out for a couple weeks till he’s better?

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[QUOTE=Bogie;7807488]

I would not give a blanket statement like the one above. I’d be pretty ticked off at the farrier described in the situation above. Not all vets are up to speed on shoeing issues and not all farriers are knowledgeable. I’ve seen plenty of horses develop problems because of bad shoeing! [/QUOTE]

A good Farrier will be just as upset about crippling a horse as the owner. Who has a more vested interest in getting the horse sound as quickly as possible, Farrier or Vet?

Recently, barefoot horse came in from paddock crippled. Vet saw it, recommended resting him a few days. (Expensive lease with horse show in 7 days) I tested the foot they said he was lame on. Crippled! Also had a thin sole. If he had a thin sole on one foot I checked the other foot. Lame on that one as well. Put a set of shoes on him. Came back a few days later, sound on one foot. Just as lame on the other. Took the shoe off and glued one on. Owner soaked and packed several times for a couple days and the horse was sound and made it to the show. If we went with the wait and see scenario the horse never would have made it to the show and it would have been a wasted lease.

As a Farrier I had many more options, for getting the horse sound, than the vet. I’m not saying the vet didn’t know anything about feet. She didn’t have the available options a Fairrier would have.