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| Help- our neighbour puts her 2 retired army horses(haflinger) in our field. Sadly one of them has developed laminitis (fourbure in French) - she is asking if there is any horse specialist who has experience of this. She has put the horse on a diet, cooling the feet, lower legs with water and vinegar- and will get the farrier to remove the shoes.
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Laminitus is very painful for the horse in question. It is normally chronic but manageable. To be managed effectively it takes a collaborate of three-
Vet - who will give advice and anti-inflammatory drugs. The advice will be things like stand the horse in a stream to cool the legs. Or regular cold leg hosing. Stable the horse in the day and turn it out onto a bare paddock at night. The horse must be kept off lush pasture at all costs and will be put on a very limited diet.
Farrier - who may or may not fit corrective shoeing such as Heart Bar Shoes. Or may just remove the shoes and trim regularly. Do not skip appointments with the farrier!
You - to control your horses food intake, exercise and most importantly preventative steps to halt recurrence, and adhere to the advise of the vet and the farrier to the letter.
Do I know what I'm talking about? Yes, I used to showjump horses a top level, and deal in them. I've owned hundreds of horses over the years.
I hope this helps you?