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Pedal osteitis
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Name: Vaughan PalatchieSubject: Pedal osteitis
Email: btljuice@singnet.com.sg
Im the head farrier at the Singapore polo club.
We have just had a polo pony diagnosed with suspected pedal osteitis. He is showing a slipper tip on the toe of p3,also has some blurring of the palmer process,medial and lateral,this may indicate demineralisation.
This horse prior to X-rays had shown typical laminitis syndrome.
Conformation is not so good:16hh,middle weight,narrow hooves.
I have had no experiance with this type of problem. Any solutions and answers welcome.
I can be contacted at btljuice@singnet.com.sg
Thanks.
Email: btljuice@singnet.com.sg
Im the head farrier at the Singapore polo club.
We have just had a polo pony diagnosed with suspected pedal osteitis. He is showing a slipper tip on the toe of p3,also has some blurring of the palmer process,medial and lateral,this may indicate demineralisation.
This horse prior to X-rays had shown typical laminitis syndrome.
Conformation is not so good:16hh,middle weight,narrow hooves.
I have had no experiance with this type of problem. Any solutions and answers welcome.
I can be contacted at btljuice@singnet.com.sg
Thanks.
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Name: Nate Allen
Email: allenk@sr66.com
Vaughan,
Pedal osteitis can be as you have discovered a very difficult problem to deal with. Many horses do not seem to get better once it has progressed.
I recently shod a Quarter Horse western pleasure mare with this problem. I worked with a veterinarian over the phone on this problem. The X-rays according to the veterinarian showed the slipper formation to the tip of the coffin bone. The mare had been moderate to severely lame when ridden and mildly lame out on pasture. She seemed to do better with a small girl riding her than a heavier older brother.
The veterinarian prescribed full Luwex hoof pads with the "Air Ride" packing under the pad. I shod the mare with the pads and packing as prescribed and at an angle that matched her pasterns and normal medial/lateral balance. The mare is currently being ridden and seems to be doing quite well, especially in the softer show type arenas. Only time will tell if she can hold up and for how long. The mare is only 7 or 8. The veterinarian does not believe the mare will be able to with stand the stress of showing but could be a somewhat usable pleasure horse.
Nate Allen, CJF, Instructor
Mesa Technical College
Tucumcari, NM
Email: allenk@sr66.com
Vaughan,
Pedal osteitis can be as you have discovered a very difficult problem to deal with. Many horses do not seem to get better once it has progressed.
I recently shod a Quarter Horse western pleasure mare with this problem. I worked with a veterinarian over the phone on this problem. The X-rays according to the veterinarian showed the slipper formation to the tip of the coffin bone. The mare had been moderate to severely lame when ridden and mildly lame out on pasture. She seemed to do better with a small girl riding her than a heavier older brother.
The veterinarian prescribed full Luwex hoof pads with the "Air Ride" packing under the pad. I shod the mare with the pads and packing as prescribed and at an angle that matched her pasterns and normal medial/lateral balance. The mare is currently being ridden and seems to be doing quite well, especially in the softer show type arenas. Only time will tell if she can hold up and for how long. The mare is only 7 or 8. The veterinarian does not believe the mare will be able to with stand the stress of showing but could be a somewhat usable pleasure horse.
Nate Allen, CJF, Instructor
Mesa Technical College
Tucumcari, NM
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