A little direction would be most appreciated. what mistake did I make that led to this? And the more I learn about laminitis, the more fearful I become. Should I assume the lameness was due to laminitis? Where do I go from here? Is it still very serious despite resolution of the lameness? My mare is only 8 and have raised her from a foal and have done all her training myself. My vet said to treat the white line disease with Clean Trax but said adjusting grazing, feeding, etc. Recently, during a trim (our horses are barefoot,) my farrier noted some widening and damage to the white line in that same left front hoof. ![]() I have been riding my mare since then and she has not exhibited any signs of pain. The lameness resolved after a few days with seemingly no further issue. We always do this gradually and have never had an issue with any of our horses previously. Looking back, it occurred during the time we were beginning to turn our horses out on grass during the summer. I own an 8-year-old Kentucky Mountain Horse mare that exhibited some lameness in her left front leg approximately one month ago. Is this the correct wound care protocol for a case like I have described being that she is feral? (View Answer) She is loose in this large corral with also a stallion, mare and foal. There has been no evidence of cleaning or bandaging the wound. However, no verifications to either of these reports. It has been reported by some that she is not lame, but another report said it looked like her hoof was "flopping" when she walked. Swelling in soft tissue and tendon areas above fetlock are now seen with the mare resting her foot. ![]() ![]() The pony's long, thick fetlock hair is now filled with sticky serum and blood which has become caked with dirt and evident on day three. The veterinarian was able to examine the wound on day two and decided to leave it alone and administer antibiotic injections for two days. Flies and gnats are in abundance this time of year and landing on the wound. The pony has been brought to a large corral area of grass and dirt/sand. The wound is a line extending around the entire rear of the right pastern between the heel bulb and base of the fetlock and goes around to the inside of the pastern. A feral pony was discovered on a local marsh refuge with a deep laceration and large puncture in the center of the wound.
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