Club and subluxation in the proximal interfalangian articulation

Today a quarter horse 4 old. Club foot in fronts,more in rigth.You can see a subluxation in the interfalangian proximal articulation (our great worry).
Banana make with a aluminium straigth bar compensated 3º shoe Colleoni.

The "Colleonies" are works of art! Needed aluminum heart bars in Compi'enge France years ago; found 1 pair in Chantilly, at Mark Kerkart's place, the horse loved 'em.

I would of liked to see the hoof prep before these shoes were nailed on??

Isn't the same hoof,but all are prep in the same way.

Thanks Gabino!!! Ronald Aalders always used a wedge pad I believe on his bananas? I had never seen"The Trim" for the nanners before...

Three shoeing cycles later, the horse is better.It works well.

It seems that the bone alignment has improved after 3 shoeing cycles, it will be interesting to see another x-ray of the feet.

Will you ever go back to putting normal shoes on this kind of issues ??

Thanks for sharing

These are the rads before the shoeing.The conformation of the horse gets ever highs heels.If I allow the heel to touch the door,the horse will want to lean forward.In this way,with banana,the heel can support weigth without raise up.

David,I can see the horse walks and no balancing.The horses not balancing with banana,because the tendons and ligaments keep the joints fixed.In the door plain and hard,the banana support in one point only,but in the box,paddock,sand,etc,it support all shoe,like if it's a normal shoe,but the horse supports in the way that it want.

I used to think that also. About ten yrs ago, I started to refer to banana shoes as my "nothing left to lose" shoe. After more than a few Vets and shoers had tried and failed to resolve these horses' issues; I would get the call. I figured, I couldn't make it any worse so why not go for broke. The banana shoes didn't fix everything for every horse but there are a bunch that are above ground and useable because of them. Thanks to Redden

Funny thing is that I wear a pair of banana shoes made by MBT http://www.amazon.com/MBT-Mens-Tembea-Casual-Shoe/dp/B001OQBW7E/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=1356830338&sr=8-29&keywords=mbt mens shoes

Haven't worn them in a while but when I did, after a short adjustment period, I really liked them. As advertised, they helped, in particular, my knees and back.

I like your concept, Brian. " Nothing left to lose.."

I was given a "used up" FEI team competition driving horse a few yrs ago. I experimented with every possible shoeing, I could think of, without any real improvement. When I reached the nothing left to lose point, he got the banana shoes. Within a matter of days that horse was flying around the pasture. I went to driving him single for a couple of months, getting him fit and then put him in my team as a wheeler. We competed with him at the FEI level the following spring. The previous owner was furious when he heard I was actually able to use the horse.

Incidently, we were randomly drug tested at every competition I attended with that horse. That horse wore banana shoes and was comfortable for the next 7 yrs until he died of kidney failure. (I think because of all the drugs he was on before the banana shoes)

It could of been all those Bananas he got for the kidney failure

Funny guy John...

Thanks for posting that.