i have a horse who has at some stage in the past been nerve blocked in his front leg, and therefore has limited blood flow. for this reason and due to slight displacement within his back, he is barefoot. however now jumping 1.40m and we noticed yesterday he completely lost his footing on take...

Last summer my gelding cut open the heel of his front right foot on the fence. My barn owner was very helpful in treating it. It took a LONG time to heal because of it's location. Proud flesh developed but we got rid of most of that as well. It healed as a bump with a scar. Now to the important...

My pony, Imagine, has been lame on his RH for the past 3 weeks. First we thought he was stiff, then last weekend my vet said it was an abcess in his foot so we treated it for the abcess. He wasn't improving much so the vet took some x-rays today and found that his coffin bone is shaped odd from...

I might need a crop/whip soon. I am going to be riding a horse that is slow and lazy and I use a crop/whip on him already, but I want one of my own. The one's I am supposed to use on him are the ones that are long, so I can tap him right behind my foot. Not one of the short ones you would...

Today is my last lesson before our show. =) This is the first time jumping higher then 2 foot! =D I don't know why, but I think I found it easier to jump the higher jumps then the smaller ones. They weren't much higher, but they were higher. Here is a screen shot I have. How high do you think...

my coming four year old mare has decided to get a nasty slice on her front left heel. (see attached image) i have been hot compressing it, and she stands very nicely for it. id really really like to have to soak her foot though, for longer periods of time. (are epsom salts ok? i dont want to...

My family as recently acquired two beautiful Morgan/Belgium mares from someone selling them. They're amazingly sweet and well trained as far as we could see. A day or so ago we braved cleaning their feet for the first time, those hooves are enormous and quite intimidating. Amy, the younger of...

My 3 yr. old TWH cross has a bad foot due to an injury when he was a yearling. He now has a severely under-run heel and a flat sole (which he's standing on!:cry:) ANY IDEAS?!?!?! Farriers coming soon but I need some help on this one guys!!! Thanks!