Ok so first off let it be known that yes I am absolutely precious about the spotty one,and yes I do very much tend to over react to any even slight possibility that there might be something wrong:redface:
Add to that the fact I am neurotic about hooves in general,then you just know that when I saw this it was not met by myself with calmness and a matter of fact approach lol.
If this were someone on here,I would probably be rational about it in my response,but as this relates to the spotty one rationality has gone completely out the window,so please bear in mind my fragile bordering on hysteria state of mind at the mo.I am aware that I am quite possibly worrying about nothing,but as I have lost all sense of reason I do not trust my own judgment so would appreciate some advice and/or slap for being so dramatic.
Anyway onto the problem,came back from a walk out yesterday,on a very stony track BTW,and found huge stone wedged in back foot,managed to pick it out but had left huge crater as was far enough into foot so as to be flush with rest of foot if that makes sense??
Looked ok and he was walking fine on it,not much I could do as was getting dark and he lives out so had to go back into field as he was.Problem being fair bit of field is stony as well,but like I said not much I could do about it.Went down today,another big stone in hole,picked that out washed whole area with hibiscrub,but fighting losing battle as foot goes straight back in the boggy mud,but figured it couldn't hurt.
Dragged OH down to take some pics,they aren't great as light was not good,and I am pants at taking pics,and OH is worse it appears lol
Can see hole right on the edge near my right thumb (please ignore the blue gloves lol I get for free and they're very handy for mucky conditions!!),and then near OH thumb,can also see if look closely (I hope anyway) bit further towards toe another small hole/crack which looks slightly like sole peeling away,am worried about this as well as again small stones are getting stuck in it.
Have included a pic at the end of his other back hoof that is fine for comparison.I do apologise about the mud etc on his feet,my field and pen is so wet it's just impossible to get it all off,and he only has to put foot down for couple of seconds and is covered again.
Other back foot for comparison
Add to that the fact I am neurotic about hooves in general,then you just know that when I saw this it was not met by myself with calmness and a matter of fact approach lol.
If this were someone on here,I would probably be rational about it in my response,but as this relates to the spotty one rationality has gone completely out the window,so please bear in mind my fragile bordering on hysteria state of mind at the mo.I am aware that I am quite possibly worrying about nothing,but as I have lost all sense of reason I do not trust my own judgment so would appreciate some advice and/or slap for being so dramatic.
Anyway onto the problem,came back from a walk out yesterday,on a very stony track BTW,and found huge stone wedged in back foot,managed to pick it out but had left huge crater as was far enough into foot so as to be flush with rest of foot if that makes sense??
Looked ok and he was walking fine on it,not much I could do as was getting dark and he lives out so had to go back into field as he was.Problem being fair bit of field is stony as well,but like I said not much I could do about it.Went down today,another big stone in hole,picked that out washed whole area with hibiscrub,but fighting losing battle as foot goes straight back in the boggy mud,but figured it couldn't hurt.
Dragged OH down to take some pics,they aren't great as light was not good,and I am pants at taking pics,and OH is worse it appears lol
Can see hole right on the edge near my right thumb (please ignore the blue gloves lol I get for free and they're very handy for mucky conditions!!),and then near OH thumb,can also see if look closely (I hope anyway) bit further towards toe another small hole/crack which looks slightly like sole peeling away,am worried about this as well as again small stones are getting stuck in it.
Have included a pic at the end of his other back hoof that is fine for comparison.I do apologise about the mud etc on his feet,my field and pen is so wet it's just impossible to get it all off,and he only has to put foot down for couple of seconds and is covered again.
Other back foot for comparison