Hey all
well things are progressing well with Nigel - he is still stiff and he was a little 'hoppy' the last time i rode him but i found a rub from his tendon boots that i think were causing his unevenness in trot
Anyway, he threw a shoe the other day and i was cleaning his hooves ready for the farrier and noticed cracks on 3 out of 4 of his hooves, just below the coronet. they dont look deep but they do look nasty.
heres a picture of what i mean
has anyone else seen this before? my farrier seems to think it is nothing much to worry about but to make sure i put disinfectant on it but im a neurotic mummy and im wondering if it is something more serious.
There was also a bit of heat around the heels on the off fore ( which is one of the ones with the weird cracks ) but i also noticed a reddening around that area on the hoof and in any case its gone now.
any ideas people?
well things are progressing well with Nigel - he is still stiff and he was a little 'hoppy' the last time i rode him but i found a rub from his tendon boots that i think were causing his unevenness in trot
Anyway, he threw a shoe the other day and i was cleaning his hooves ready for the farrier and noticed cracks on 3 out of 4 of his hooves, just below the coronet. they dont look deep but they do look nasty.
heres a picture of what i mean
has anyone else seen this before? my farrier seems to think it is nothing much to worry about but to make sure i put disinfectant on it but im a neurotic mummy and im wondering if it is something more serious.
There was also a bit of heat around the heels on the off fore ( which is one of the ones with the weird cracks ) but i also noticed a reddening around that area on the hoof and in any case its gone now.
any ideas people?