CASE STUDIES

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HOLLY

Holly came to me in late October 2006 with chronic laminitis. She's been like this since her new owners bought her six months previously. I chucked her straight on the float and together with my friend, semi-retired equine vet Dr Alan Newman, took her down to the local vet clinic to have her X-rayed. Where WAS the pedal bone in this? It wasn't quite sticking thru the sole but it wasn’t that far away. I didn't want to touch her til I knew what I was dealing with.

More on Holly's Case ... (click on each pic for details)

GUINNESS

Guinness - Before Guiness - After

This is Guinness. He's had this crack for many years and his owner despaired of every getting rid of it. She had previously kept him shod because of the crack. Notice in the left hand pic, how long in the foot he is? The crack is a direct result of this horse being too long in the toe and too high in the heels. I was trimming him every five weeks but it was simply too long between trims and we didn't make any progress until I started doing a two or three week touch-up job on his fronts. Then we managed to keep the pressure off the crack and it started to grow out. The photo on the right is taken a few months later. The crack is growing down. The foot is shorter. It is also developing a nice concavity underneath. Stay tuned for further improvement.

BADGER

Badger - Before
Badger before her first trim

This is Badger. Soon after birth her hooves went AWOL and were never corrected. She never had the chance to wear her own hooves and ended up in a bit of a mess. However, we are hoping with regular and ongoing hoof care to make her comfortable and paddock sound.

Badger - After her first trim
Badger after her first trim