Monday 7 October 2013

Tuxedo's Barefoot Adventure - next installment

So, it's been about 6 months since Tuxedo came to live with us and got his shoes taken off. I'm going to post some pics to see if we can see much of a change....

Straight after taking his shoes off:
 Near Fore:


Off Fore:

Off Hind (the boxiest foot):

 Near Hind:

Off Fore:


And now, 6 months later:
You can see the big rings halfway down his hoof that show where the shoes came off. The hoof above the ring is a lot tighter, with less flare and no abscesses.

 Off Fore - you can clearly see the flare below the big ring line showing where the shoe came off:

Near Fore: More concavity, frog is really prominent, still a bit to go at the toe

You can see the abscess hole below the line showing where the shoes came off:

And another one here on the off fore (the boxy one is still boxy but much improved):




So, huge changes and that's in a horse that we think didn't have shoes on for very long! His feet are much smaller, stronger and don't chip at all. Very proud. :)

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