Sorry to make you fret. The farrier would have mentioned it if it were serious.
I was concerned only that those chips off the front of the hoof have peeled away most of the hoof wall that protects the soft tissues inside the foot. Maybe those aren't as deep as they look, but it looked like the whole thickness of the wall might have given way. Maybe it was deceiving.
Morning. Some people just worry about stuff. I guess Okie is my "stuff" :'). I should have just followed my instincts yesterday. Oh well...Reading my posts though I sound cheap and I'm not with him. I didn't like the big jump in price but I took them off because I could see they were tearing his feet up. The sides of his hooks looked worse then. I do buy what the horse needs and some stuff he doesn't :').