Today i had the farrier come to see Spice to see if he thought that putting shoes back on her would eradicate the lameness but much to my surprise he suggested that i get her back checked as he thought the lameness could be muscular driven.
So, for now Spice stays unshod as he didn't see the point in putting shoes on if the lameness wasn't due to her hooves. He gave them a good check over and couldn't find any signs of abscessing or bruising so that's the good news.
I also asked him what his opinion of Spices hooves were and again much to my surprise he said that she had good hooves that were not genetically weak in anyway but that the quality/integrity of her hind hoof had obviously been compromised by the abscess and was therefore weaker than all the rest (hence the cracking).
So, at this moment in time i am once again undecided as to which way to go. If i arrange for the physio therapist to see Spice asap as well as get the vet to come and do a flexion test again i should hopefully have a clearer idea of what to do. If the farrier had have said 'she definitely needs shoes' i'd have had him put them back on her in a flash but as he didn't i guess all i can do is wait and see. God i've done 4 months so what's another month hey?
I just really need to get to the bottom of this lameness issue which hopefully i will do.
Wednesday 12 May 2010
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