tenderness with regular hoof picking and durasole

GSRxGRL52 · 10-22-2009, 06:36 PM

my TB normally has pretty good feet. he goes barefoot. he had thrush 3 weeks ago and now it's clear. i noticed, everytime i pick his feet after having thrush, and put durasole on it, he walks around tenderly. do you guys think it's just psychological? could durasole make him have the opposite reaction he's suppose to have? i'll ask my farrier next time he comes out. my stables owner says to ask the vet next time they come out as well. she said at worse case scenario get one x-ray of one foot. could it just be my horse was tender after i picked at him with thrush that he thinks everytime i pick at him he thinks he's hurting even though he's not?

cutejillybean · 10-23-2009, 02:32 PM

I know a horse with a similar problem.
He had an ear infection like forever ago, (a good few years ago) and he won't let us touch his ear. He throws his head up, and we have to take apart his bridle to put it on. If you start rubbing his head and slowly creep up to his ear, he's fine.
He THINKS he still has an infection.
So it may be a similar case with you.

KristinJ · 10-24-2009, 09:54 AM

Is there still some softness in the hoof? Your horse could just be tender when you pick out all the dirt, and maybe scrap some of the dead sole and/or fungus out. Durasole won't work IMMEDIATELY when you put it on so I don't think that is having an adverse effect. How long does he walk tenderly for? Just a few steps?

GSRxGRL52 · 10-28-2009, 07:42 AM

he's tender for hours....i'm having my farrier come out soon to look at his feet. i hope my farrier can figure out what's wrong so i dont have to take him to the vet...i can't tell if there's softness in the hoof. how do you tell?

GSRxGRL52 · 11-05-2009, 12:09 PM

this issue has turned into a more serious issue....he has a bone spur that really bothers him in his front right foot. i can't decide if i should let him be someone's yard art and take him back when i buy my own land or try to nurse him back to health only to sell him to get a younger horse or try to get him back to health and ride him. my vet told me i won't excel on him. i ride at least 4 times a week. i do hunter/jumper stuff. my horse is 13 going on 14 and i've only had him since the end of january. i don't know his history. he hasnt had any health issues until a month ago. please leave me your input

MysticRealm · 11-06-2009, 11:43 PM

I am sorry that his condition is more serious than you thought.
My mare who had chronic unexplained off/on lameness (after trying to fix it for 3 yrs and seeing 5 top vets and doing every diagnostic imagineable) became to lame to ride at anything more than a 10 minute walk. We kept her with us for another 5 years (retired from riding other than the odd bareback walk a bout) then we decided to see if we could find her a lovely retirement home. Let me tell you, to find a retirement home for a lame horse is extremely difficult and even if you THINK you have found the right one you never know if they sell the horse on if they will be as careful finding them a new home (and the horse may end up at slaughter). It's especially hard with the current economical situation.
We got extremely lucky and actually found an old acquaintance of the family who owned a rescue. She was looking for a calm, non spooky horse that she could hop onto for a 10 min walk a bout (she had injured her back a while ago and could not do more than that and couldn't take another fall). She also used her to allow kids (an adults) to come and learn to groom and care for animals. She will keep her till she passes on or if I own an acreage some day (I still fully own her).

I'd say if the vet gave you a good prognosis for the horse to become sound enough to be used as a flat/pleasure horse again I would go that root as you will be more likely to find a truely good person to take her rather than someone just conning you into thinking they are good when really they are buying for slaughter.

Hope you work something out.

MysticRealm · 11-07-2009, 06:49 PM

I know we aren't suppose to talk about rep points on here, but somebody gave me a bad rep point for my above post. Can I ask why? I gave my experience with my lame horse and trying to find her a home! That's what the OP asked for was thoughts on her situation!!

GSRxGRL52 · 11-12-2009, 06:46 AM

Ok. So i got "heels" put on his front feet. When he's an a-hole to other horses he's feeling fine, but when he's nice to others, he's not feeling well. I got the heels put on on monday. He's been acting like an a-hole since then. Has anyone ever experienced a horse with super stinky feet that did not have thrush? I kept thining my horse had thrush but my farrier told me he just has really stinky feet and he doesn't have thrush. My horse's heels cover his entire front feet so i can't clean them out at all. I can ******** smell his feet through the heels and silicon filling. Is that normal? I believe my farrier when he tells me stuff, but i'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this

10-22-2009, 06:36 PM	#1
GSRxGRL52 Full Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spring, tx Posts: 51 Images: 2	tenderness with regular hoof picking and durasole my TB normally has pretty good feet. he goes barefoot. he had thrush 3 weeks ago and now it's clear. i noticed, everytime i pick his feet after having thrush, and put durasole on it, he walks around tenderly. do you guys think it's just psychological? could durasole make him have the opposite reaction he's suppose to have? i'll ask my farrier next time he comes out. my stables owner says to ask the vet next time they come out as well. she said at worse case scenario get one x-ray of one foot. could it just be my horse was tender after i picked at him with thrush that he thinks everytime i pick at him he thinks he's hurting even though he's not?

10-24-2009, 09:54 AM	#3
KristinJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Posts: 1,247 Images: 4	Is there still some softness in the hoof? Your horse could just be tender when you pick out all the dirt, and maybe scrap some of the dead sole and/or fungus out. Durasole won't work IMMEDIATELY when you put it on so I don't think that is having an adverse effect. How long does he walk tenderly for? Just a few steps? __________________ Proud Owner of: Answer to Prayer (Nikki) 1984 American Quarter Horse Gelding Charms Bachelor Will (William) 2008 American Solid Paint Horse Gelding Rambo 1991 Minature Pony Gelding "Anything forced or misunderstood can never be beautiful." -Xenophon

11-06-2009, 11:43 PM	#6
MysticRealm Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,240 Images: 54	I am sorry that his condition is more serious than you thought. My mare who had chronic unexplained off/on lameness (after trying to fix it for 3 yrs and seeing 5 top vets and doing every diagnostic imagineable) became to lame to ride at anything more than a 10 minute walk. We kept her with us for another 5 years (retired from riding other than the odd bareback walk a bout) then we decided to see if we could find her a lovely retirement home. Let me tell you, to find a retirement home for a lame horse is extremely difficult and even if you THINK you have found the right one you never know if they sell the horse on if they will be as careful finding them a new home (and the horse may end up at slaughter). It's especially hard with the current economical situation. We got extremely lucky and actually found an old acquaintance of the family who owned a rescue. She was looking for a calm, non spooky horse that she could hop onto for a 10 min walk a bout (she had injured her back a while ago and could not do more than that and couldn't take another fall). She also used her to allow kids (an adults) to come and learn to groom and care for animals. She will keep her till she passes on or if I own an acreage some day (I still fully own her). I'd say if the vet gave you a good prognosis for the horse to become sound enough to be used as a flat/pleasure horse again I would go that root as you will be more likely to find a truely good person to take her rather than someone just conning you into thinking they are good when really they are buying for slaughter. Hope you work something out. __________________ Proud Owner of Elis (Canadian Sport Horse), Markie (thoroughbred), Bear (pomeranian/shih tzu/ terrier), and Styder (Toy Poodle) and Vega (thoroughbred)

11-07-2009, 06:49 PM	#7
MysticRealm Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,240 Images: 54	I know we aren't suppose to talk about rep points on here, but somebody gave me a bad rep point for my above post. Can I ask why? I gave my experience with my lame horse and trying to find her a home! That's what the OP asked for was thoughts on her situation!! __________________ Proud Owner of Elis (Canadian Sport Horse), Markie (thoroughbred), Bear (pomeranian/shih tzu/ terrier), and Styder (Toy Poodle) and Vega (thoroughbred)

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10-23-2009, 02:32 PM	#2
cutejillybean Full Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 31 Images: 6	I know a horse with a similar problem. He had an ear infection like forever ago, (a good few years ago) and he won't let us touch his ear. He throws his head up, and we have to take apart his bridle to put it on. If you start rubbing his head and slowly creep up to his ear, he's fine. He THINKS he still has an infection. So it may be a similar case with you.

10-28-2009, 07:42 AM	#4
GSRxGRL52 Full Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spring, tx Posts: 51 Images: 2	he's tender for hours....i'm having my farrier come out soon to look at his feet. i hope my farrier can figure out what's wrong so i dont have to take him to the vet...i can't tell if there's softness in the hoof. how do you tell?

11-05-2009, 12:09 PM	#5
GSRxGRL52 Full Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spring, tx Posts: 51 Images: 2	this issue has turned into a more serious issue....he has a bone spur that really bothers him in his front right foot. i can't decide if i should let him be someone's yard art and take him back when i buy my own land or try to nurse him back to health only to sell him to get a younger horse or try to get him back to health and ride him. my vet told me i won't excel on him. i ride at least 4 times a week. i do hunter/jumper stuff. my horse is 13 going on 14 and i've only had him since the end of january. i don't know his history. he hasnt had any health issues until a month ago. please leave me your input

11-12-2009, 06:46 AM	#8
GSRxGRL52 Full Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spring, tx Posts: 51 Images: 2	Ok. So i got "heels" put on his front feet. When he's an a-hole to other horses he's feeling fine, but when he's nice to others, he's not feeling well. I got the heels put on on monday. He's been acting like an a-hole since then. Has anyone ever experienced a horse with super stinky feet that did not have thrush? I kept thining my horse had thrush but my farrier told me he just has really stinky feet and he doesn't have thrush. My horse's heels cover his entire front feet so i can't clean them out at all. I can ******** smell his feet through the heels and silicon filling. Is that normal? I believe my farrier when he tells me stuff, but i'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this