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Discussion on Club Foot?
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Posted on Monday, Mar 25, 2002 - 2:46 pm:
My two year old warmblood has suddenly got one foot that looks like it is trying to turn clubby. My farrier trimmed him and now the foot looks *right* again.
I have him on 24 hour turnout, he self exercises by herding the cows in pasture with him or molesting his older brother(who has normal feet)
He is fed high quality grass hay, Buckeye Gro N' Win, and oats. He gets L-methionine, biotin, and another additive the name of which escapes me right now (it is to prevent tying up). He is not at all fat, as a matter of fact he is on the lean side.
He shows no lameness or tenderness. He is a great mover!
He is my future replacement for my Grand Prix horse, I hoped. Should I be concerned? I asked my farrier what to do and he answered, "Trade Him"
haha! big joker......
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Posted on Monday, Mar 25, 2002 - 6:35 pm:
You thought he was joking?
No really now, I presume you have read the article. I would watch the foot carefully and have it trimmed frequently enough to keep it from changing between trims. Evaluate the two year olds conformation, are there other signs of a overly tight deep digital flexor (see Equine Diseases: Foal Diseases: Tendon Laxity and Contracture for a description of these). If so perhaps this needs to be addressed.
DrO
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Posted on Monday, Mar 25, 2002 - 6:57 pm:
Yes, I read the articles before posting my plea ( ;-) He has beautiful conformation and structure. I am thinking it is a growth/nutrition problem. He is tall, big-boned, and lanky. Last month when I sticked him, he was over 15.3hh.
He has nice big flat joints, good angles in shoulders, hips, etc.
Oh, the other additive is Vit. E + Selenium.
...groan......what a thing to happen for a dressage prospect!!!
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Posted on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2002 - 8:47 am:
One suggestion if you are at all concerned about this being related to nutrition is to remove the oats from his diet. There have, I believe, been some studies that indicate that higher amounts of carbs (soluble starches, not fiber) such as you would find in oats can contribute to growth-related problems.
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