FERGUSON FARRIER SERVICE

Corrective Pictures

Before This is a week old colt, his tendons had not yet tightened up, leaving him rockered back on his heels. Here I glued the shoes on and left extended heels which will allow this colt to stand up right. Gluing on the shoes. After In a couple of weeks this colt should be able to stand up right, on his own. Before This is an example of neglect. The client that owns this horse purchased it like this. They were hoping to try and save it. With regular trims it is now doing great! After Before This damage more than likely was caused by a rock working up thru the sole and out thru the hoof wall. After Correction was made by fitting with a side clip shoe to help support the lateral side of the hoof wall. I then used an adhesive product to rebuild the hoof wall. Before This horse had a couple of different problems. The main problem was a bowed tendon, and the second problem is, the hoof was injured by getting caught on some barn tin. After The type of shoe for a bowed tendon usually depends on the terrain where the horse is kept. The primary objective of the shoe is to relieve tendon strain by raising the heels. This horse did not have an inside stall to be kept in. Therefore I extended the barstock on the back of the shoe, which raised the heel and helps keep it from sinking in the mud and putting pressure back on the tendon.