tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30554206.post115723700499324443..comments2023-03-28T12:23:53.483+02:00Comments on Lutine's Recovery: Magical changesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30554206.post-1157537778909310462006-09-06T12:16:00.000+02:002006-09-06T12:16:00.000+02:00Hi Tracey, I think the triangular frog support wou...Hi Tracey, I think the triangular frog support would possibly be better when you've left the heels that bit higher. It means you're still giving the frogs some gentle stimulation whilst the heels are still a bit high. If you took the heels a bit lower than the frogs can cope with, personally I'd just stick to same thickness comfort pads in his boots until the heel height and the frogs grow back. But, see what makes him most comfortable and go with that... We want the heel first landing. I've ordered Lutine some Epics now so that she can go back to wearing them in the field, see if we can push for another step improvement in the feet.. <BR/><BR/>Oh dear, bad pun! Sorry! :-D<BR/><BR/>Have more exciting updates to add though..Lulu's friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016180245818415161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30554206.post-1157487837530257742006-09-05T22:23:00.000+02:002006-09-05T22:23:00.000+02:00There are loads of similarities between Lutine and...There are loads of similarities between Lutine and Ru's progress. Ru is one of those horses that feels well, goes for a hooley around the field and steps on a stone then pulls up short. It's always two steps forward and one step back.<BR/><BR/>That's an amazing transformation in the pictures, you must be very excited, I can't get over her heels in the early photo's how could the vets/farriers think they were ok?!!<BR/><BR/>We have just gone through something very similar with Ru's soles and frogs although I have to confess that the OH got a little over excited with the new found concavity and hoof wall, that he couldn't help but take the heels down and balance them. Took the toe back as well and rolled it but I think it may have been a little bit too much too soon for the new frogs to take. He was much improved following the trim but the next day was sore. Course it coincided with a sudden growth surge in the grass and we probably weren't quite quick enough to get him off it ~sigh~ it's never easy with these project horses, a huge learning curve but possibly lessons I really don't want/need to learn! :)<BR/><BR/>We tried your tip with the triangular frog support today, once he was moving he moved ok, but I wouldn't say he really wanted to move.<BR/><BR/>Not helped by him going for a little trundle and then coming back to a small feed so I think we have trained him not to want to walk, or he has trained us not to walk him, just to feed him ~another sigh~.<BR/><BR/>Still good news is we have got PL at least in Europe now and on his way to the UK soon. I have had great fun sourcing a meat band saw for the dissection day, and not quite so much fun sourcing cadaver feet to trim. Need to go and pick them up and I really hope some of them have got shoes on.cloud_cirrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14695876721143734443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30554206.post-1157301818498850992006-09-03T18:43:00.000+02:002006-09-03T18:43:00.000+02:00The stance has definitely improved Sal. In the fro...The stance has definitely improved Sal. In the front view shot of the off fore, that weird leg position is how she would stand almost all the time. In the last few weeks, she's finally started to stand up square at the front on a regular basis. 'course, in turn that's started to help everything else.<BR/><BR/>Nice to have you pop in. :-)Lulu's friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016180245818415161noreply@blogger.com