White Line

Just wondering if you support a hoof after you re-sect a hoof wall that has white line? Do you think it is necessary or is it over kill to support with impression material each time you remove the hoof wall? I know a lot depends on how much hoof is removed. But for this conversation let say you started at toe quarter (just in front of first nail) to widest part of hoof say on medial side from the ground up 3/4 of hoof just one inch below coronet.

I most always use a heartbar shoe but often don't use a polymer in addition to that.

It depends.....

Yes you darn right... See I've been inflicted with a curse of bad luck..Murphys law.. we all know maybe only 1 in 100 may displace or have an issue ....we that's the one I would get..

Posting these for John Muldoon...

Another...

Damn, where's my T-Square!!!

Try this one Tom

I was thinking about stopping by Home Depot and picking up one of these adjustable 48" T-squares . . .

This horse was xrayed 8 days before the re-sect there was no sinking . Now what would you have done with this horse to help him?

Intracranial Pb injection and advise the owners to take up a hobby that doesn't involve animals.

After...

A couple more...

Are my eyes deceiving me or is the joint spacing more on the high side?

What injury to this foot/leg was there prior to the white line?

Tom not sure how that would help?
Kim yes there is more joint spacing on lateral side (sinking affect)
Clint none that I know of have only seen the horse once. It came into clinic with hind end lameness issue after xraying white line was found (coffin bone was level in hoof capsule) and it was recommended re-section be done they had the horse re-sected at a horse show.

It would end the horse's chronic suffering.

This goes through my mind most times I work with vets.... but an exercise in futility actually saying so.