This message is from: "ARDETH OBENAUF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There is a new procedure for club foot surgery which is far more successful than the old method of just cutting the ligament. It combines the traditional surgery with corrective shoeing techniques both before and after the surgery. Recovery for an adult horse involves 3 months of stall rest and gradual return to normal activity after that, with no riding or driving until the 6 mo mark. I have a quarter horse mare who had the surgery last year when she was 9, now ten. She is now doing great. Her foot looks totally normal, and more importantly is growning lots of sole depth. She is moving well also, although we have had to inject her coffin joint once. The joint fits together slightly differently than it used to. In a younger horse this might not even be a problem.
This technique was developed by Dr Rick Redden in Kentucky, and my vet works closely with him and is doing the surgery as well. It is now pretty routine for club foot problems in this area.
