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Name: S.R. KimbrellSubject: corinary band damage
Email: rkhorseshoer@juno.com
I have recently taken on a cliente who owns a horse that has had severe damage to the coronary band as a young horse(2 to 3 years old). The horse is now 12 years old and the scar tissue appears to be replicating itself down the hoof aand up the leg. There are no open wounds and the horse is sound for its purpose right now.
The leg involved is the off hind and has changed in conformation in the (according to the client) the last two years. Pictures of the horse at age five reveal the damage, but also correct shape of the hoof and pastern angle. Now the hoof is extremely clubbed.
My concern is the rapid change in conformation and the thickness of the leg(almost twice as thick as the other from the interphelangeal joint to the just above the hock) there are no signs of any kind relating to spavins, just a very thick digit.
The horse reveals no pain at this time, or does not show any signs of lameness yet, But with the rapid change I fear it will come soon.
The client can not afford radiographs(I have tried to convice them they would prove very usefull) but is very concerned as well as I am.
Are there any suggestions or opinions as to trimming/shoeing to delay the onset of lameness?
perplexed,
S.R.Kimbrell
Email: rkhorseshoer@juno.com
I have recently taken on a cliente who owns a horse that has had severe damage to the coronary band as a young horse(2 to 3 years old). The horse is now 12 years old and the scar tissue appears to be replicating itself down the hoof aand up the leg. There are no open wounds and the horse is sound for its purpose right now.
The leg involved is the off hind and has changed in conformation in the (according to the client) the last two years. Pictures of the horse at age five reveal the damage, but also correct shape of the hoof and pastern angle. Now the hoof is extremely clubbed.
My concern is the rapid change in conformation and the thickness of the leg(almost twice as thick as the other from the interphelangeal joint to the just above the hock) there are no signs of any kind relating to spavins, just a very thick digit.
The horse reveals no pain at this time, or does not show any signs of lameness yet, But with the rapid change I fear it will come soon.
The client can not afford radiographs(I have tried to convice them they would prove very usefull) but is very concerned as well as I am.
Are there any suggestions or opinions as to trimming/shoeing to delay the onset of lameness?
perplexed,
S.R.Kimbrell
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Name: S.R. Kimbrell
Email: rkhorseshoer@juno.com
The horse that is in this scenario is now no longer in the care of that client. The horse apparently became very ill with collic and died . Even though I can not do anything else for this horse, I would like any input as far as what other farriers or vets might think about this problem.
Thank you,
S.R. Kimbrell
Email: rkhorseshoer@juno.com
The horse that is in this scenario is now no longer in the care of that client. The horse apparently became very ill with collic and died . Even though I can not do anything else for this horse, I would like any input as far as what other farriers or vets might think about this problem.
Thank you,
S.R. Kimbrell
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Name: S.R. Kimbrell
Email: rkhorseshoer@juno.com
The statement made here was found to be false and was an impression of the owner by the person responsible for taking care of the horse. The horse is very much alive and doing well now as far as the bout with colic. My appologies, please. I still need input on this horse, I do not want to tackle this problem without knowing the circumstances.
Email: rkhorseshoer@juno.com
The statement made here was found to be false and was an impression of the owner by the person responsible for taking care of the horse. The horse is very much alive and doing well now as far as the bout with colic. My appologies, please. I still need input on this horse, I do not want to tackle this problem without knowing the circumstances.
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Name: Kim Hillegas
Email: Ladyshooz@aol.com
It is kind of hard to figure out what type of damage the leg has. You say there was/is scarring of the cor. band that is creeping both down the foot and up the leg. Is the scarred area weeping at all? does it seem to be attended by large amounts of flys? If so you may be dealing with what is commonly called a summer sore. Worm larvae are carried to a wound by fly saliva where they burrowe into the skin and as they mature and migrate back out they create a round robin effect by attracting more flys. I have seen these sores spread from a small scratch to encircle the entire fetlock area and then get spread to the horse's belly and chest from kicking at the flys! The summer sore is extremely difficult to get rid of and eventually there is severe scarring. One horse that has this is permanently scarred on the lateral side of his off front fetlock all the way down his pastern and the cor. band produces a huge lump of wall that has caused his white line to be malformed! The white line is pushed inward toward the coffin bone. I can only imagine that as the years progress that this area will calcify and become a sidebone. Currently the only way to get it under control is to topically apply an ivermectin based paste wormer! This needs to be applied daily until the wound is completely healed and then precautuions need to be taken against reinfection. Now that this wound is healed this horse lives in fly screen leg wraps! Yes the scarring has caused a reduction in the flexibility of the fetlock and pastern joint.
Email: Ladyshooz@aol.com
It is kind of hard to figure out what type of damage the leg has. You say there was/is scarring of the cor. band that is creeping both down the foot and up the leg. Is the scarred area weeping at all? does it seem to be attended by large amounts of flys? If so you may be dealing with what is commonly called a summer sore. Worm larvae are carried to a wound by fly saliva where they burrowe into the skin and as they mature and migrate back out they create a round robin effect by attracting more flys. I have seen these sores spread from a small scratch to encircle the entire fetlock area and then get spread to the horse's belly and chest from kicking at the flys! The summer sore is extremely difficult to get rid of and eventually there is severe scarring. One horse that has this is permanently scarred on the lateral side of his off front fetlock all the way down his pastern and the cor. band produces a huge lump of wall that has caused his white line to be malformed! The white line is pushed inward toward the coffin bone. I can only imagine that as the years progress that this area will calcify and become a sidebone. Currently the only way to get it under control is to topically apply an ivermectin based paste wormer! This needs to be applied daily until the wound is completely healed and then precautuions need to be taken against reinfection. Now that this wound is healed this horse lives in fly screen leg wraps! Yes the scarring has caused a reduction in the flexibility of the fetlock and pastern joint.
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Name: Tony Lowe
Email: TonteeL@aol.com
S.R., Sounds like a nasty looking situation. First I would have a vet look at it. Sounds like the scar tissue from an injury to the coronet band has gone wild. I would get that checked out and under control first. If the is a crack from which all this is growing from I would try a bar shoe to stablize the crack and give it a chance to heal.
Good Luck and keep askin' questions! Tony
Email: TonteeL@aol.com
S.R., Sounds like a nasty looking situation. First I would have a vet look at it. Sounds like the scar tissue from an injury to the coronet band has gone wild. I would get that checked out and under control first. If the is a crack from which all this is growing from I would try a bar shoe to stablize the crack and give it a chance to heal.
Good Luck and keep askin' questions! Tony
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