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It could be long toes/long breakover in the hind, too. There's a really nice article published in the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science about long toes in the hind and gluteal muscle pain. ...

I'm about to put Eponas on my mare, and from what I've read, you almost can't go wrong. My farrier will nail them on and glue the hind, though we're first going to try to go barefoot in the hind. ...

I know of someone who had her's successfully reflocked with wool. Might be an option, though Devoucoux probably wouldn't recommend it :)

Thanks! I have some a & d ointment that I've used on scratches. I'll give it a try on her cuts. I wondered about Vetericyn- I've read good things about it, but never tried it.

I have a 4 yo OTTB that's OT since last July. She's got an incredible coat and her hoof quality has greatly improved- my (new) farrier can't believe how hard her hoof wall is. I've got her on a low...

In terms of her diet, would this only cause unilateral ridges? The other hoof doesn't show the same ridges.

And, just to quell any fears- there's absolutely no way I'd ever jump right now. ...

Ok- I think I'm beginning to understand :) Could Epona shoes work for her (with a proper trim)? I really think that barefoot is not the right way to go with her right now. Maybe later, but it...

I'm thinking about the Epona shoes coupled with a good trim, I think they might work for her. Anyone have experience with these for the low underrun heeled horse? I'm just worried about a...

That :) And I can tell you from the comments that he's made to me about various trimming/shoeing styles he absolutely is not interested in branching out or learning more. And most definitely not...

I have asked both my vets (one is a friend and the other my "official" vet) about her body condition. Both have said that she looks good, could stand to put on a bit more weight. I am extremely...

Wow! that's GREAT!!


I never liked Poulin either, but I think they've stepped up their quality. One of my friends is an equine vet and she also mentioned that she's been really pleased with...

Nope :winkgrin: you didn't miss anything. I never mentioned that she was in rehab because she wasn't. :) This barn was a place for her to go in between races to chill out and be a horse. She had a...

Of course, there's always the possibility that she's got something metabolically going on, but... this diet is by FAR an improvement in the NSC department from what she was getting at the lay-up barn...

Haha, Kolsch- great minds :)

She's on the Poulin Grain hay stretcher- I'm not sure about that. Also, forgot to mention that she gets about 10 alfalfa cubes.

I have tried Sentinel. She hated...

Thanks, JB. Good point! Some of my nutrition classes are vaguely coming back to me! :lol:

Another COTH forum asked this very question ...

I used to feed her 2 qts presoaked shredded bp (from Poulin Grain it comes with soyoil!) and she loved it. Then I switched barns- current BO feeds BP pellets for night check (after soaking of...

Here's the guaranteed analysis:
http://www.blueseal.com/equine/productpages/SBP_12-10.pdf

Here's the first few ingredients: Shredded Beet Pulp, Whole Oats, Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Cane...

Olenag- what about the bullnosed appearance that my horse's hind feet have that (while I don't have rads, so don't know for sure) can suggest negative plane with the coffin bone? I've read that the...

I have rads of her RF (the hoof with the biggest problem" fetlock which is squeaky clean. THANK GOD!!! :)

I did a course of estrone, that seemed to help in the short-term. She is growing and I'm sure that is a component of her problems, but is seems suspiciously coincident that the "sticky stifles/back...

These posts have given me hope that the problems CAN be corrected and, with any luck, as her feet improve, her hind end "funkiness/sticky stifles" may also go away! Not to mention the front end...

Will def. post more pics after the next *new* farrier. I'm so overwhelmed with all the help and advice from COTH people. Thanks SO much!

Wow! Thanks ChocoMare! I'm flying out tomorrow to MD and to see the RRTP in Harrisburg, PA (YAY!) and looks like I have my reading material for the plane!! :)

Ha! DEFINITELY not cheap!! :)

What does Certified Farrier mean? My soon-to-be-ex-farrier is a CF, but look where that got me!