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Discussion on Rings in hoof, but don't know history
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Posted on Thursday, Jun 13, 2002 - 11:28 pm:
I am looking at a horse to purchase. It you don't know a horses history, how can you differentiate whether the rings on the hoof have been caused by fever, founder, change in diet, etc...?
Thank you for your advice,
Joanie
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Posted on Friday, Jun 14, 2002 - 9:06 am:
Hello Joanie,
I don't believe you can unless you can correlate the ring with a historical event. To rule out founder you should look for the presence of seedy toe or better is to radiograph the foot.
DrO
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Posted on Friday, Jun 14, 2002 - 11:26 am:
Hello Dr. O,
Thank you for your quick response and advice. It is great having access to your expertise.
Sincerely,
Joanie Elder
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