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collateral ligament injury
Post At
12/ 3/2009 - 5:35 pm
reply from
Lynne Rice
I have a horse with a medial collateral ligament injury. Is there any shoeing advise that anyone has.
Reply at
02/ 8/2010 - 10:33 pm
reply from
Joe Nygren CJF
This post may be too late, but I had a horse that had a tear of the collateral ligament of the coffin bone on the lateral side. I put the horse in a side weight shoe, stall rest and it worked great.
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02/ 9/2010 - 8:07 am
reply from
Dr. Esco Buff, PhD, CF
Lynee,
I deal with this type of injury by shoeing with a wider branch to the side of the injury. In this case, a wider inside branch. The thinking behind this is to prevent the inside branch from sinking into the surface and allowing less strain/stress on the collateral ligament. Stall rest and time is also recommended. Good luck.
Esco Buff, PhD, CF
I deal with this type of injury by shoeing with a wider branch to the side of the injury. In this case, a wider inside branch. The thinking behind this is to prevent the inside branch from sinking into the surface and allowing less strain/stress on the collateral ligament. Stall rest and time is also recommended. Good luck.
Esco Buff, PhD, CF
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03/11/2011 - 11:15 am
reply from
kat thompson
Any new advice... on this. I have a gelding with this problem, a reinjury, I believe because the toe had gotten to long. it has been 7 months now and I have him barefoot and am riding him lighty, but concerned he needs to be shod... but how...help!!
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