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Sole Bruises

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Hoof Abscesses The scenario is all too familiar for many horse owners ... yesterday your horse was sound, but today you find him crippled, with no apparent injury! What could have happened? Odds are this horse has a hoof abscess. Sooner or later, nearly all horse owners will encounter this problem. Fortunately, most horses make a full recovery with prompt treatment. Hoof ... Read full story	9/1/2009
Stone Bruised Casino Drive to Return for BC Classic Casino Drive's quest to become the third straight Belmont Stakes winner produced by his dam Better Than Honour failed when the colt suffered a stone bruise two days before the race and was scratched the morning of the race. But this isn't the last we'll see of the son of Mineshaft, who will now point for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with a prep beforehand. ... Read full story	6/10/2008
Stone Bruise Suspected for Belmont Contender Casino Drive The status of Casino Drive, the 7-2 second-choice for Saturday's Belmont Stakes is in doubt it was announced Friday morning. The winner of the May 10 Peter Pan Stakes did not go to the track this morning. "He has a small issue with his left-hind leg and we are not happy," said Nobutaka Tada, spokesperson of owner Hidetoshi Yamamota and trainer Kazuo ... Read full story	6/6/2008
Stone Bruises Few occurrences are more disturbing to a horse owner than lameness. A lame horse is one that is idle in a stall or paddock instead of being enjoyed in the show ring or on the trail. Sometimes lameness can be brought on by a complex and serious cascade of events such as with laminitis, but at other times the lameness is the result of something that ... Read full story	7/1/2005
Hoof Preparation Products Walk into any tack store and you can smell the hoof care section before you even get there. Pine tar, petroleum, formaldehyde, and a long list of secret (and often smelly) ingredients tickle your nostrils. "Oh, well, it's good for him," you sigh, remembering how many pairs of jeans you've ruined with hoof ointment, and the time you accidentally pushed ... Read full story	10/9/2001
Tending To A Tender Foot Although the equine hoof is a marvel of resiliency, it’s not made of rubber, or titanium, or diamond. As a living structure, it has its vulnerabilities, and when faced with unusual stresses, it shows them. Stone bruises, those reddish-purple (on a white hoof) or dark gray (on a dark hoof) spots sometimes visible on the soles of your horse’s feet, especially ... Read full story	10/3/2001
Sole Bruise This morning when I went to the barn, my Quarter Horse gelding was lame, to the point where he did not want to bear any weight on his left hind foot at all. My barn manager thinks it might be a sole bruise. What is a sole bruise? What should I do about it until my veterinarian arrives? SHAWN HAMILTON Constant jarring on a hard surface ... Read full story	6/1/2001
Sole Bruising A bruised sole can happen as quickly and simply as a horse stepping on a rock or working on a hard surface. It can occur as the result of excessive hoof trimming, or be associated with laminitis. Sole bruising can be an uncomplicated condition that responds to simple treatments, or be part of an underlying disease process that requires careful veterinary ... Read full story	12/1/2000
Dancing in the Dark: Soft Tissue Injuries in the Equine Foot You know he's off. You can feel it. Your trainer says it's easy to see. Your vet says, "Hmmmm..." as she looks at the expensive radiographs hanging on the viewer. "I didn't think we'd see much," she says sympathetically. "It's probably just soft tissue. We'll just have to wait and see." Wait and see? Your horse means the world to you, and he's ... Read full story	2/1/1998