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| June 16, 08. BEFORE TRIMMING. These tiny feet belong to a miniature horse named Gi Gi. I regret that I did not take pictures of these feet the first time I trimmed her, as I have never seen feet as long and tube-like as hers. She was purchased by my client when she was 18 months old and had probably never had hoof care before, considering she was wild as a march hare! Her feet have a congenital deformity, which possibly could have been less severe if it had been treated very young. Luckily, she got on the program, late, but at least she's on it, and we're making progress. This little horse taught me that you cannot go to fast with these thing. I decided, on this day however, to take off more heel than normal as she was having thrush issues from her frog being so deep in her foot. It wasn't the best idea I'd ever had. |
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| After Trim. These little feet look much more "normal" now, but they are NOT more comfortable for the horse. The heels were lowered too much, and as a result, her heels are now floating, and the horse is sore. Radiographs were taken about 5 days after this trim. By then Gi Gi was no longer as sore. The vets diagnosis was club-type feet, and told me to just keep taking the heel down small amounts at a time. We'll never get a completely normal hoof on this horse, but the goal is to keep her from knuckling over, and keep her comfortable and moving around. She runs and bucks all over the place now. |
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