Blondie
19 yo
Quarter Horse mare (palomino, posing with son Pokey in photo)
03-19-08
Just like son Pokey, Blondie has a "stove pipe" foot, although she is
not *quite* as base narrow. Blondie has experienced some
laminitis in the past; you can see some flaring of the dorsal wall.
She has been allowed to grow longer medially, probably to try and fix
a turned in foot. People!!! You cannot fix angular limb
deformities by deforming the foot!!! It's just a really, really
bad idea!! ACCCKKKK!!! Blondie's heels are underrun
(following that runaway toe). I cautiously lowered the heel just
a touch, and rolled her toes all the way back to the white line to
start encouraging the hoof capsule to stop pulling forward. She
has built up some excellent sole depth, which should help her
transition more comfortably.
05-02-08
Still a lot
of retained sole at the toe. I rerolled her toes very strongly,
and gave Blondie a slight toe rocker today. I was also able to
bring her heels to a much more acceptable height. Blondie had
her first White Lightening soak today.
06-23-08
Lots of
dramatically shedding sole today, so I was able to really bring her
heels to a better height. I shortened her toes as well; her sole
depth at the front of the foot was more than adequate to do so.
I then rolled her toes strongly again and refreshed her a slight toe
rocker.
07-24-08
Nice
progress! I'm very happy with Blondie's left front after this
trim!
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