| Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
| Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
| Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2080 |
| Total number of notes: | 22383 |
Would anyone have some idea as to what causes holes on the outside wall of the hoof? I have noticed this condition on two different horses and am wondering what on earth it's caused by. The holes actually look like puncture wounds going right through the outside hoof wall, above the nail holes. It looks as though the holes are growing out - could it be the results of an injury to the coronary band? Both these horses seemed to have very dry feet. Thanks!
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 807.1 | GRAVEL POCKETS | ASABET::NICKERSON | Tue Jan 03 1989 14:50 | 15 | |
We have had horses get sand abcesses (gravel pockets) that have
come through the coronet band and break. Then as the hoof grows
so goes the location of the hole.
These horses have not had particularly dry feet....normal as far
as I am concerned.
The cause of the abcess in these cases was due to small grains of
sand working their way into the sole of the foot, the foot growing
over, abcess forming and working its way out at the coronet band.
Not all come out at the coronet band. Many times a good farrier
can find them still reachable from the bottom of the foot and can
dig them out.
There are probably others who can give you a more detailed picture.
This is from my experience only.
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| 807.2 | Arabians with sand problems? | KOAL::AIKEN | Arabian Horse Breeder DTN378-6706 | Wed Jan 04 1989 10:09 | 8 |
Cathy, this is interesting. I thought (MYTH #1) that Arabians'
feet were constructed in such an evolutionary way that sand was
never a problem. You know, the desert and all that.
Maybe our non-desert Arabians have evolved differently? Short time
for that, though.
Merrie
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