Re: Help needed Hoof problem
This message is from: jerrell friz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Yasmine, Sounds normal to me. But, send a picture if you can to me, I'll take a look. Regards, Jerry Friz, Anderson, Ca. - Original Message - From: Nature Friends Outdoor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 9:47 AM Subject: Help needed Hoof problem For your security this Message has been checked for Viruses as a courtesy of Com-Pair Services! The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Help needed Hoof problem
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Yasmine, In the normal hoof, as it grows, there is a layer of thin soft tissue (like our cuticle?) that grows down with the hoof from the coronary band. When the hoof is dry it isn't very noticeable, but when it gets wet, this thin dead tissue becomes soft and more obvious. I think this is what you are seeing. You can probably scrape it off with your fingernail. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, too warm at 80 degrees today, with 21 1/2 hours of sunlight, will be 85 degrees on the 4th! Yesterday, after a few days of steady rain I noticed that the top part of all 4 of Stormy's hoofs had about one inch of whithish soft and uneaven texture. It seemed also that the hair that usually covers the very top of the hoofs (where they start growing) is retreating. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Help needed Hoof problem
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Yasmine, I have been meaning to write you because I too have a fjord named Stormy. Mine is a grey dun, is yours? On the issue of the hoofs, I am sure someone out there knows more than I do but I just thought I would tell you that this same things happens to my Percheron when he is allowed to be in an irrigated (flooded) pasture. I was concerned about it too but as soon as the water subsides, his hoofs return to normal with no damage that I can tell. I don't think its a fungus or founder. Let us know if it clears up when it stops raining and has a chance to dry out. Bonnie Visalia, CA forcast for July 4th---107 degrees! - Original Message - From: Nature Friends Outdoor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 9:47 AM Subject: Help needed Hoof problem This message is from: Nature Friends Outdoor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Everybody, Yesterday, after a few days of steady rain I noticed that the top part of all 4 of Stormy's hoofs had about one inch of whithish soft and uneaven texture. It seemed also that the hair that usually covers the very top of the hoofs (where they start growing) is retreating. I have no access to a vet here (the downside of homesteading in Central Yukon !) and was wondering if someone knew what this could be. Stormy is 4 years old, in a dry lot (that's mord a mud lot after all this rain), and grazes 1-2 hours mornings and evenings. He is not fat and is lightly worked. I have not noticed any difference in his behaviour but I am a bit worried about the aspect of his hoofs. Could that be a fungus or a sign of founder ?? I coud send a picture if someone was willing to advise ! Thanks in advance Best Regards Yasmine Djabri The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
re: help needed hoof problem
This message is from: Emily Wigley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yasmine, this white softening at the top of the hoof (the coronet band) is normal and natural when there is an extreme environmental change to the wetter. Here in the Seattle area where it is quite wet, we get the same thing, and it's just the hoof's way of dealing with the increased moisture. No care is needed, nothing is wrong. Enjoy your pony up in the wild frontier! Emily Emily Wigley Fish Bowl Farm Vashon Island, Washington http://www.fishbowlfarm.com • [EMAIL PROTECTED] • 206-463-5473 The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
