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What is with the sole on the unshod hoof? It seems sort of ragged, my mare's soles are completely smooth except for a little groove either side of the frog. Of course, her sole is subject to natural friction and the air, so it may wear smooth --
He wears pads, so they don't wear at all. They do look a little funky, Mark has to sortof pare them out.
Cyn:
Bay
Well I'm glad I erred on the side of younger! Whew!
And I guess being thin and wirey isn't something I'll be aspiring to anymore. Boy ain't that a relief! ;o)
Yeah - no one would ever describe me as thin and wirey either :~)
You see that response in the horse forum? You see any sign of Thrush? I think she's seeing the black around the nail holes. Not sure I'd call that thrush.
Cyn's got too much heel too. Of course it's time for her trim so that makes sense. But it looks like she's got some white line separation at the quarters on the left hand side (of the picture), where that big wide area of mud is, between the outer hoof wall and the sole. She's probably got some flare there. Other than that, that's a nice looking foot.
I don't see any thrush, but the best way to ID thrush is by nose. There's no mistaking the smell once you've smelled it.
That's about the most thrush-less looking I've ever seen! That girl don't know what she's talking about. Now if you could lure Patty Stiller over there to look at it, then you could pay attention to her. She's a certified NB farrier/trimmer.
It may be because she's out all day in the weather. Her skin is deeply tanned, and that plus being thin may make her look older.
I'll look again when we got get her again. I think there's just tall wall there, like on the other side, and it's just got the dirt in it.
Well, I've never treated Thrush, so I wanted to ask, maybe I've been missing it all this time! :~)
I do hope Patty and the other farriers reply. Course Mark is on his way now, just called, so I won't apparently get their replies till he's all done. I'll take some pics after he's been trimmed before the shoes go on.
You'll be able to tell more after he trims her. If there's still a trench of dirt between the outer wall and the sole then you've got some separation.
I'd rather smell all manner of nasty things than thrush. The odor is unmistakeable!
Very unlikely for your horses to get it anyway, they have free access to the outside and don't stand in uncleaned stable litter for days on end.
Just going back and looking at Cyn's foot. Man she's got good looking feet! Those nice wide frogs are just awsome. You could rest a golf ball in the dimple of her frog. You just don't see feet like that very often. Most (conventionally) shod horses have feet that look like Bay's, with long, thin frogs and comparatively contracted heels. But then she's got those good mustang genes working for her, so she's got an advantage.
Hey, looks like RickB gave you some good feedback on the other forum, and WalkinFool chimed in with a pretty constructive (for him) post too. Looks like I wasn't off base about the heels. That's good to know.
I didn't hose it off or poke around in that dirt to see if there's really a separation there at the white line, he's still holding it. I can do that if you think it's a concern though!
And on Bay, you weren't off base at all... just not sure what to say to Mark about it.
Okie threw a shoe today too. Speaking of feet, Sarah Lee got me today. She raked her hoof down the back of my foot. Sore as heck.
Cyn clipped my heel last week when I was walking hay out. It hurts. I popped her... she had no business following that close.
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