Well its been quite an exciting week but before you all go bank holiday crazy I thought it was time to post Chester's 8 week update - it was actually due last week but there has been so much to blog that I have got behind - sorry Chester!
Still, here is his LF day one, and the comparison shot at 8 weeks for reference below. Much shorter toe (no trimming required), the start of a more supportive heel and a nice short angle of new growth.
His RF on arrival was contracted with a weak heel and frog and a ridge of sole which usually indicates a lack of integrityand strength in the hoof.
After 8 weeks things are improving - less contraction, bars beginning to straighten, ridge of sole disappearing and a healthier sole, frog and heels. Lots of improvement still required but we are heading the right way.
Proof of the pudding as always is not in the photos but the movement. Here he is on day one...
...with the same landing after 8 weeks. Again not perfect but improving.
Told'ya so :-)
ReplyDeleteI knew that bar of sole would go when it was ready. That's why I don't believe in trimming them off either. C
Told'ya so :-)
ReplyDeleteI knew that bar of sole would go when it was ready. That's why I don't believe in trimming them off either. C
:-)
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