http://www.horsemanmagazine.com/2009/03/lameness-therapies-for-horses/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.horsemanmagazine.com/2009/03/lameness-therapies-for-horses/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Heidi Meyer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:44:45 +0000 http://www.horsemanmagazine.com/?p=1011#comment-65 Ruling out a trauma injury (kick, puncture, bite, etc) it is almost always a hoof balance issue (too long toe, low heel, high heel, ingrown bar, flare aggrivation, or deep heel thrush infection). Frequent visits by your farrier/trimmer can keep these under control and spot problems before they render your horse lame. They may not look like they need to be done on the outside, but changes can be happening inside that shoe yes, something needs adjusting (either in the trim, diet, environment, etc) to head off a problem. Ruling out a trauma injury (kick, puncture, bite, etc) it is almost always a hoof balance issue (too long toe, low heel, high heel, ingrown bar, flare aggrivation, or deep heel thrush infection). Frequent visits by your farrier/trimmer can keep these under control and spot problems before they render your horse lame. They may not look like they need to be done on the outside, but changes can be happening inside that shoe yes, something needs adjusting (either in the trim, diet, environment, etc) to head off a problem.

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