We just leased a 12 yr old TWH mare. We know that she foundered mildly this spring. Vet and farrier were called out and the mare removed from pasture. The owner has owned the mare for 8 yrs and she has never left their property or the pasture she is in (10 acres of grass) the owner does not remove the horses from pasture ever.
When we looked at the mare the farrier had been out 3-4 weeks ago post the founder incident. Her hooves are a mess. I trimmed them when we brought her home (I have taken hoof trimming classes) but want some advice on where to go from here. The mare limps very slightly after my trim but mainly when turning sharply. She is on a dry lot with grass hay here and a very small amt of oats with Remission added.
We have an option to buy this mare at a very reasonable price and would consider it as our horses have limited pasture turn out and eat only grass hay so managing grass founder should not be an issue. Below is a pic of her hoof after my trim. I split the difference with her as far as heel and wall height and brought back her toe as far as I thought I could. The purple is Thrush medicine as her bars were laid over half of her sole - I cut those to sole height but did not dig out any of the dead flaky sole. There is serious hoof wall separation due to poor hoof management and being over grown.
When we looked at the mare the farrier had been out 3-4 weeks ago post the founder incident. Her hooves are a mess. I trimmed them when we brought her home (I have taken hoof trimming classes) but want some advice on where to go from here. The mare limps very slightly after my trim but mainly when turning sharply. She is on a dry lot with grass hay here and a very small amt of oats with Remission added.
We have an option to buy this mare at a very reasonable price and would consider it as our horses have limited pasture turn out and eat only grass hay so managing grass founder should not be an issue. Below is a pic of her hoof after my trim. I split the difference with her as far as heel and wall height and brought back her toe as far as I thought I could. The purple is Thrush medicine as her bars were laid over half of her sole - I cut those to sole height but did not dig out any of the dead flaky sole. There is serious hoof wall separation due to poor hoof management and being over grown.