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#CLEAN TRAX HOOF BEFORE AND AFTER PROFESSIONAL#

One aspect of the treatment that most people disregard is the importance of **really** cleaning the frog thoroughly on a daily basis and prior to treatment. It is a restricted group in that it is closed to people trimming invasively or promoting an invasive trim approach.Ĭlean Thrushy Feet - Then Keep Them Clean!

#CLEAN TRAX HOOF BEFORE AND AFTER PROFESSIONAL#

There are more than 18 professional trimmers and 3 or 4 farrier's on the list (who also do barefoot trimming), and folks who shoe are welcome here too. Visit the Whole Horse Health Yahoo group for more advice on thrush! This group isn't just about barefoot, we talk about about diet, environment, vet care body work, chiropractic, acupuncture and acupressure. Whatever you use, if its taking more than a week or two to get rid of the greasy looking frogs and tenderness associated with thrush, you should revisit your treatment plan, starting with a reality check about how clean you get the infected frogs on a daily basis, and verifying that the treatment you're using is appropriate for the thrush your horse has. Here is an example of another horse I’ve worked on recently.Over the past two years, several new strategies for fighting thrush have become popular, and several old methods of treating Thrush have lost their popularity. It is important to build prosthetic heel of some kind until the wall grows back into place.

Minimizing flare and distortion in the hoof capsule.Īfter establishing hoof guidelines, we need time for the heels to grow straighter and in the correct position, and the frog and soft tissue to shift back into place.

Capsular and phalangeal alignment, with a straight hoof-pastern axis.

50/50 base of support from toe to heel around the center of rotation of the hoof capsule.

3-8 degree palmar P3 angle: the angle of the bottom of the coffin bone in relation to the ground.

When I help a horse with a prolapsed frog, I aim to establish my hoof guidelines, ideally through the trim: Notice the bulge in the heel quarter on this foot combined with the dip in the wall going toward the toe: Each of these horses were also very sore to pressure on the frog and quite lame when walking: The frog is taller than the heels so is therefore hitting the ground before the heel purchase. Notice the heels of these horses do not touch the ground. The feet are untrimmed, any rasping was done to clean off glue for before-trim photographs. Here are some examples of horses with prolapsed frogs.

When viewing the foot from the side: folding of the horn tubules at the heels, quarter bulge, then a dip in the wall going towards the toe.

When trimmed the horse will also typically have corns under the folded heels. The horse is often standing on the rolled over outer wall, and not the actual heel purchase.

From the sole view: laid over, weak bars and heels that fold over.

Weak digital cushion that does not fill the space between the lateral cartilage so lateral cartilages will appear more upright.Other signs that go with a foot with a prolapsed frog: Wedging to correct low heels without also supporting the frog and caudal structures at the same time.Wet environment making the horn more deformable and susceptible to excessive load in the back of the foot.

Trimming heels to the back of the frog regardless of Palmar P3 Angle, then concurrently trimming to a long distorted toe.There are many reasons why I believe a frog might prolapse: This horse’s left front frog is touching the ground, even though his shoe has a two degree wedge built into it: It is an actual displacement of the soft tissue in the back of the foot. This is more than just a low heeled horse or overgrown frog that needs trimming. A prolapsed frog is where the frog, sensitive frog, and digital cushion have fallen below the height of the wall in the heels, basically the heel arch collapses.