I thought trimming a hoof with a heavy toe callus was fine until a horse in my care went lame for a week

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4 Comments

abbyp617d ago

A whole week of lameness from a toe trim? That's way more serious than I thought it could be.

quinncoleman7d ago

Right? @abbyp61, that seems like a long time. Makes you wonder if something else got nicked during the trim.

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flores.emma7d ago

Oh man, that reminds me of my friend's horse. The farrier trimmed him too short last year and nicked the quick. It got infected, turned into a whole abscess situation. The poor guy was on stall rest for almost two weeks, needed daily soaking and wraps. It was a huge mess from one little trim.

the_robin7d ago

Yeah, a week is a long time. I've seen a good trim on a heavy callus actually help a horse move better right away.

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