Beckie Mabbutt

I have just spent  a while cutting this foot in half to try and confirm exactly what structures are beneath what. This is very useful to do on lots of legs to justify why I trim as I do and to clarify shoe positioning.

If your not squeamish click on the picture below to go and see more.

Last week I shod Billy a 3 year old for Sharon Overington. He had been out on loan and come back with very long feet. Click on the either of the pictures below to see just how much foot was trimmed off.

These pictures below are of Gambler owned by Lorna Hart in Henfield. Gambler has recently been broken in at 3 1/2  years old and has had his first pair of shoes put on. Click on any of the pictures below to see the full case history as to how foals feet develop into adult feet.

Check out this Radiograph showing a large bit of wire puncturing Inka's foot.

Inka is owned by Amanda White in Storrington. Amanda called saying Inka was not able to stand on one of her hind feet. When I got there I found a little bit of twisted wire sticking out of her frog about an 1" back from the apex.

Like with all puncture wounds  you can't tell how far the foreign object has protruded, and what it has hit without a clear Radiograph. As you can see from this picture it was essential that the vets involved new exactly where this wire had gone so they could prescribe the correct treatment.

Despite the wire going puncturing the Deep Digital Flexor Tendon and the Digital Cushion, it missed the Navicular Bursa my millimeters. No surgery was needed and Inka is recovering well at home.