Crushed or Low Heels

Tenderhoof Solutions is providing another video to show a possible solution for collapsed heels, the work was completed by Ian McKinlay

Category:

Education

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• Ian
• McKinlay
• Hoof
• Care

[FunkyMeerKAT100]

The feet were looking really good until shoes were put back on. I was wondering the same, if this stuff would stay intact without the shoe  there? Could be a really good alternative.

[ihmckin]

The glue will stay adhered very well. the problem is the direction the wall is growing, it grow forward. our goal is the raise the angle for easier break-over. To re-direct the growth pattern is next to impossible. I will be posting some severe cases with excellent soundness results

[ihmckin]

I am a huge fan of horses being barefoot, it is the best thing for them, depending on what they do for a living. I have many barefoot horse brought to me because of hoof tenderness. Some that have been over ridden on hard surfaces without shoes. Those horses pay a high price, that being foot abscesses

[davidkozelsky]

what glue do you use? thanks for sharing very good video

[ihmckin]

David, this glue will be available very soon, they are sending a new style of packaging for me to test. probably within 3 weeks Ian

[ctnaturalhoof]

but the frog is still unnsupported. . . I agree, we need a follow up to see if this has corrected the crushed heels. I would turn the horse out, without shoes, for a six month lay up period and /or keep him barefoot on soft ground and keep a nice short breakover to get him to land heel first and build up the inner structures so his entire heel area is stronger.

[ihmckinlay]

Absolutely, but unfortunately I have to deal with trainers and some are totally against bar shoes. We build very light weight bars that fully support the frog

[millshorsemanship]

Wouldn't some sort of frog support be helpful here? So the foot isn't 'collapsing/prolapsing' in the rear and to share some of the weight-bearing from the weak walls?

[shaneshaneshoer]

cool vid i like it thanks for puting it up.

[paintrider181]

Can this glue work as a hoof and not put shoes back on?

The scaring going up the back of the heal is suspicious to me... along with how low slug the bulbs are.... I would be curious if the pressure of the shoes caused damage to the inner bone.

Is there an update to how this hoof grew back?

[gerickson100]

Nice job! Would it be better to have the heels on that shoe extend further back for support?

Barefoot horses (with and without having their flares rasped off) get under-run heels too.

[liferays02]

Very good video! We've tried barefoot and shoes. Have had much better performance with shoes due to barrel racing and to keep the horse in shape, using her every day in training. Has had low heels and our farrier did exactly what this video shows. Worked well until the substance broke off. After using this twice, heels are good now!