Beckie Mabbutt

Each spring Dougal a donkey in his late 30's suffers from a condition known as Seedy Toe/White Line disease. A cavity forms between the white line and the hoof wall causing them to separate. Bacteria weakens this bond and the hoof wall crumbles away. Below you can see I have trimmed away  some of the necrotic tissue to let the air get to it. Dougal isn't' lame with this condition and once all of the crumbly horn is removed healthy horn will grow down and in a few months he will have a normal foot again. I will post pictures on my site again in a few months to show this.