Beckie Mabbutt

Earlier this month I was involved in helping to organise an international conference located in Colorado Springs. I was fortunate enough to do a 50 Minute lecture titled "Hoof Mapping and Grading Distortions". It went really really well and I got some great feedback.

I am hoping to go around the Veterinary Practices in the UK sharing this presentation with them. The ball is already rolling with this as I've been asked to do it at Liphook Vets at a date to be decided in January. So very excited about this.

I met some amazing Farriers and Vets whom will hopefully be great contacts for the future.

Please check out the Organisation that made this conference possible.

www.e-hoofcare.com

Below are comparisons showing how Dolly's feet are doing a month down the line after surgery. I'll include the before pictures so you can see the comparison. It's quite remarkable and she's pretty sound.

Before

After

Before

After

Below is an update of the horse with a septic pedal bone just 3 weeks after the last update and 2 1/2 months after surgery. It is looking fantastic and no longer bleeds when being trimmed. The horse is now in daily walk and trot work and doing very well.

Things are healing really well, the hospital plate and dressings are no longer needed. Our next hurdle is keeping on top of the granulation tissue that is filling the hole made from surgery and growing at quite a rate. We are applying pressure on it with the use of a hard pad and things are going really well. Every few weeks we have to trim away any protruding proud flesh which bleeds like anything but is not at all sore for the horse and is all part of the healing process. Although the pictures look horrific this horse is sound and now in light ridden work.

The picture below is four weeks later, looks a bit better

Dolly is a 12 year old miniature Shetland that has severe club feet. She has lived with it with no lameness until now and the tendons (Deep Digital flexor) are getting increasingly tight. The vet decided now was the time to cut the inferior check ligament and Deep Digital flexor tendons as she was no longer able to put her heels on the floor.

Below are the before and after pictures, she is doing remarkably well but will be on a 7-8 month rehabilitation programme. You'll see that her left front is the worse and still a little upright even after surgery.