Always one more piece of equipment needed. I really am reluctant to go through the sole after abscesses on short footed horses. For the most part the ones in my clientele that have sudden lameness also are barefoot ones with thin soles prone to bruising so it isn't always clear what I am treating. For the most part if I cannot see an obvious spot that would be abscessing I will opt to have them poultice with animalintex instead. I would hate to reduce sole cover on a horse that is just sore from an bruise, and of course I am not going to shoe with pads right away in case it is an abscess. On more than one occasion I have located the sore area but the hoof was so short there was no way I was going to dig through the sole. I was thinking having the correct dremel attachment to drill only a mm or two at a time through the wall may be useful. Good plan bad plan, tool recommendations? Thanks and Happy New year
Not a good idea,especially if you are new to the business...it will vent at the point of least residence so just be patient..
Gary, Alicia ain't new, barely dry behind the ears, but not brand new. So Alicia, if you have a spot you're sure you want a small, shallow hole, do this; take the drill bit in the diameter you want, cut it in half with your grinder, put it in the chuck of your drill sticking out past the end of the chuck just the depth you want the hole to be. The chuck will act as a stop. Cheap, fast , easy.
