Per owners story, this horse had some type of abscess in his heel awhile back, it came out at the the hairline and seemed to be finished, then one day the owner comes home to this This broken piece's cracks all the way through, it cracked/tore the sole essentially removing the heel well leaving it hanging by the outer hoof wall only. There was nothing inside once I washed out dirt. I could put my hoof knife from the hoof wall all the way through and out the crack that went across the soul. Per vets instructions from OSU, she said to remove anything that will be caught and ripped off so i got rid of anything that was ripped off, it wasn't ripped off it was rotted apart, only ripped after rot.... My question is what would be the best shoe? Egg Bar, Bar, G Bar, hehe, regular shoe? Me personally feel bar shoe is in order to protect that area. Should I pack it closed with some puddy? Horse is in incredibly clean stall. PS. The horse is not sore at all. Even at a trot
I had to deal with one like that a couple of years ago. Cleaned it and soaked it in White Lightning, applied a bar shoe and filled the void with Superfast. I came out fine, no problems. Did the same 8 weeks later. The horse never had a problem. YMMV. Regards
Ricks advice sounds good to me I had one similar that was out on grass and with a trimming alone it grew out without any problems.
When you say Super Fast you are referring to the Equi-Thane product? There is another class of Equi-Thane called 'Adhere', according to the product description that is what I should use. Have you found that Super Fast works better for replacing that much missing wall? Should I use that?
yep vet tec super fast. Adhere is something else. if you arnt familiar with the products spend a bit of time on you tube there are some great info on techniques and usages. the horse has been bare foot by the looks of it, what are the vets or owner worried will happen if it remains barefoot?
The Adhere was originally intended fore glueing on shoes. I've used it for filling small cracks, but it is not as durable as Superfast. For hoof wall rebuilds the SuperFast is superior, IMO. The key to using either is getting the hoof surface clean and dry. You could use Equilox, but if you do shred up some fiber glass to mix in it, to add strength. I would go with the SuperFast. If the horse is not going to be used, and will live on soft ground, David K's solution would probably work as well. Regards Regards
This was more so they could continue to have light use without worrying about ramming something in there or another failure occurring. The option of having the horse under light use barefoot is an option you think?
This is really helpful thank you both, after seeing the youtube video, it looks like SuperFast is the shizz nizz(that is good).
It would be difficult to say but the strength of the capsule wont be to compromised. Always remove what isnt attached and leave what is in feet like this.
Is this before or after you worked on the hoof? If its 'after', it looks to me that there is more wall you need to remove. Once that is done and before any repair is attempted, that area will have to be super cleaned. Then, depending on what the area looks like, you can rebuild the wall before adding a shoe. As extensive as I think the area to be repaired will be, my choice would be Equilox or equivalent PMMA with copper sulphate granules mixed in. To further stabilize it, I would use Spectra cloth or the equivalent both shredded and mixed in and as an overlay. And, I would more than likely put a couple of drains in too. I'd use a clipped straight bar shoe as my shoe choice. Alternatively, a Sigafoos Cuff and shoe could well be a great alternative. The really good news is that there is a lot of new hoof growth coming down and David's observation about leaving the horse barefoot if its not in use is also valid and will work just fine.
Becareful of putting too much Superfast on too thick at once, it gets hot. Put a layer on, let it dry, then another layer after it cools a bit.
The way shoes bend like that and don't come off blows my mind! The forces involved in bending the metal, the strength of the clinches, and most surprisingly the strength of the hoof wall. I have seen many a bent shoe, but each time, I am just like, WTF?
This isn't a picture just a experience, Seeing the horse you are about to trim, whirl and kick the owner in the hip, yeah that is a little intimidating.
