Farley’s hoof – 5 month update
| November 28, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Five months later and Farley’s hoof’s fragment has almost grown out to the ground surface.
Even better news is something none of us expected.
No scar in the cornet band – it’s totally intact, which means no scar on the hoof!!!!!!!
All that new growing hoof is totally in line and connected to the rest of the hoof – a scar would have weakened the hoof and made it more prone to cracking off again. This bodes really well for the long term function of the hoof with minimal “extras”. I was really afraid this was going to thing that was going to plague us into her old age.
I’m keeping the shoes on (she’s in a regular shoe now instead of a bar) through the winter because of how soft and pliable the hooves are during wet weather. I’ll reassess next year when everything begins to dry out and harden.
Here’s a brief recap of the last 5 months:
Right after surgery in late June
First bandage change less than 1 week later. HORRENDOUS pic. Flies + uncooperative horse.
Week 1 post
Week 2 post
Mid July
Early August
Early September
Today (late November):
Comparison of what it looked like from the sole prior to reinjuring the old injury this year (hoof deformity and scar was present from before I bought her 10 years ago. No idea what caused original injury and scar):
This is VERY good news!