Canadian farrier finds this shoe helps provide relief for horses lamed by a common chronic laminitis condition SHOE FOR A DROPPED SOLE. Topics include Nutrition, Soundness & Lameness, Equine Behavior, Farm & Barn, Older Horse … No, 'sinking' or 'rotation' is not incurable. – Dropped soles and flat soles. Here is the proof..... And the change was very fast. We will trim the heel as far as possible -- to the level of the sole in the seat-of-corn. Care must be exercised to prevent bruising of the coffin bone and distribute pressure away from painful areas. EquiMed does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. less than 7 mm), and pea gravel once horses had developed reasonable sole depth and were comfortable. Buttress foot is a condition that occurs in some horses, leaving them lame for a period. 29 July 2011 #2. A normal hoof will grow out kind of like a fingernail does, with the hoof wall growing out past the sole. How to Treat This Condition? Your professional farrier can advise you on the best course of action for your horse. Horses with dropped soles may stay sound for a long time with proper hoof maintenance. A dropped sole is when a horse isn't trimmed, but neither is he very active. Bruises on the sole of the hoof occur when a horse steps on a rock or a hard surface in such a way that extra pressure is exerted against the sole of the foot creating a bruise. Working them is a whole nother ballgame. He has addressed the AAEP and the first Florida Association of Equine Practitioners Conference. Although the horse will be "walking on the sole" for a while, we see repeatedly that white line pain bothers horses more than sole pain. There are two bars that are found on the underside of the horse’s hoof. Also available from Amazon: Diseases Of The Horse's Foot. Horses that have foundered will have dropped soles. Horses with flat feet or either thin or dropped soles are predisposed to bruising, usually at the toe or around the periphery of the sole. Married to my One! Terms commonly used to describe this condition are "laminitis" or "founder". However, if the sole is thin, if the terrain is hard or rocky, or if the horse is tender-footed, you need to provide hoof boots with ½-inch-thick foam rubber insoles during turnout. Sorry to hear that you're having hoof problems with your new mare. The hoof to pastern alignment or "natural angle" is also worth noticing. Since I'm not in a laminitic environment I h ave just sort of skipped over that area since I have so much to learn and understand in what I need for Hondo. Instead I'd use hoof boots or such, to support & protect as necessary, but allow me to treat infection assertively as needed. The timeframe for a horse's soles to thicken will vary based on all of the above factors. Thanks for the welcome and for the advice! I’ve been guilty of it, too. A normal hoof will grow out kind of like a fingernail does, with the hoof wall growing out past the sole. In many cases, they are sensitive to the slightest thumb pressure on the soles. – Bruised soles are sensitive. The sole searches for the ground, so when a horse is living on a hard surface the sole will have less concavity. Laminitis turns into founder when the distal phalanx bone rotates or sinks within the hoof capsule due to the death of the interlocking laminar leaves which suspend the bone from the hoof wall. 'I have understood from the outset that rotation from long toes can be reversed aka Ramey on reversing distal decent. how bad are they? 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