missyclare
Posted : 6/8/2011 2:33:40 AM
Hey Ladybug, a picture is worth a 1000 words, could you post some? Maybe we'll detect something.
Need 4 pictures: Two at ground level at the front and the side, one centered picture of the bottom of the foot and a heel shot, but not too steep that we can't see the toe well in the background.
So, I understand that she was shod for 9mths and started barefoot about 3 weeks ago, but was lame before the shoes came off? Was she overdue for a re-set at the time? Chances are, the loose shoe may have started this. With the shoes coming off for the first time in 9 months, it makes sense that she'd have tender feet. So, you might have an abscess brewing, or thrush, infection or imbalance/incorrect trim happening, along with the tender feet. She could even have high bars that are jamming into the corium of her hoof with every step, like auger logs of stones in her feet. With the shoe off and the bars still long, its very possible. This causes a major jam into the very corium under P3 and a resulting major abscess of the thankfully rare kind, cause they're nasty and take forever to blow. This is why I mostly want to see pics. To make sure that the trim she's got is comfortable for her despite the tender feet from shoe removal. It could be a combination of all these things.
If you're seeking answers, you may just find them, we'll need pics with clean feet in order to help. So go for it, and post them, lets see if we can find anything to provide you with an answer. Pain is a real drag on life. I know that I've asked the unexpected, but you know what? I'm for the horse. I wish to try to help you help her, if I can.