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Discussion on Lame after shoeing - right hind?
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Sryder11
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Posted on Friday, Dec 24, 2004 - 9:44 pm:
Last week my horse was shod by his regular farrier. The horse has thin walls, a history of some soreness after shoeing, but no problems lately with this farrier. The day after the shoeing my dressage trainer rode him, said he was fine. The following day I longed him prior to riding and observed he was short-striding on his LF. I called the farrier and asked him to check the horse out, he did this the next day and said he found nothing.
A few days later the horse was not improving. I had the farrier back when I could be there with him. He found sensitivity to hoof testers on both hind feet around the nails on the inside (medial?) of the foot. We removed the left front shoe to check that foot and found no indications of soreness from the hoof testers. The farrier replaced the left front shoe, removed one nail from each hind shoe and told me to give the horse some bute and work him lightly.
It has been several days since then and there is no improvement. There is some very slight warmth on the RH hoof. The horse walks normally and does not seem in acute discomfort.
I have been giving him some very light handwalking, a little supervised turnout in a small paddock, and check him on the longe very briefly. Today I decided to start soaking the RH foot for a little while in Epsom salt solution.
Should I have a vet examine the horse? Should I have flushed the nail holes with iodine? Should I do this now? Should I stop the activity I am doing and rest him in his stall? Should I have the farrier back to remove the RH shoe and check the foot further? We have had some very undesirable wet conditions lately including some not-so-dry stall footing. I don't have reason to suspect any other type of injury. Any ideas or suggestions welcome.
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Dec 26, 2004 - 4:50 pm:
Yes you need an veterinary exam but it does not sound like an emergency if it is not getting worse. Your description not only does not help us localize where in the leg your horse may be lame but even seems uncertain as to which leg is lame.
DrO
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