Update And Some Hope, And More Weather Perplexity
http://www.quartercrack.com/ is a nice website by a fellow who specializes in hoof injury repair. There's a lot of info on the site as well as photos of the repairs. Amazing stuff. This shows options to get Art back into training quickly.
One problem though. The intricate hoof surgery described on the site followed by skilled patching first requires a drying out of the hoof and cornification of the underlying soft tissue-laminae. After drying the damaged parts of the laminae and the hoof wall are removed and patching material applied.
Would you know it! It's raining at the farm, and despite my best efforts to keep the injured area clean including application of a boot, the whole thing is now covered with mud (we're without stalls). The weather is what we'd call "raw", and so even placing the little horse in an all grass field is a questionable option with the hard wind and rain and cold headed our way. Every weather system in the country keeps coming at central USA from all directions. Our entire racing season right now is in serious jeopardy. Last week it was temps in the 20s followed by exactly two days of trainable weather, and now a week of steady mud and rain. What's this is doing to the operation right now and has been since last August is starting to boggle me.
On the hoof, for the time being, I'm inquiring the cost of either shipping in this specialist from New York State or having him talk us through the surgery locally. I may just have myself and my Vet, Dr. Kent Jackson, do the best we can. Dr. Jackson is a superb medical man and has an uncanny insight into what it takes to resolve injury problems. Given the $2600 cost of this talented little horse and the fact that his size at this point puts into question whether he'll even race, I may go the conservative route on this financially. I'm other than poor, but, supporting a stable, there's very little money laying around either. Presumably at some point we'll have dry weather to allow the hoof to dry out.
My conclusions on horseshoes and toe grabs, next post.
One problem though. The intricate hoof surgery described on the site followed by skilled patching first requires a drying out of the hoof and cornification of the underlying soft tissue-laminae. After drying the damaged parts of the laminae and the hoof wall are removed and patching material applied.
Would you know it! It's raining at the farm, and despite my best efforts to keep the injured area clean including application of a boot, the whole thing is now covered with mud (we're without stalls). The weather is what we'd call "raw", and so even placing the little horse in an all grass field is a questionable option with the hard wind and rain and cold headed our way. Every weather system in the country keeps coming at central USA from all directions. Our entire racing season right now is in serious jeopardy. Last week it was temps in the 20s followed by exactly two days of trainable weather, and now a week of steady mud and rain. What's this is doing to the operation right now and has been since last August is starting to boggle me.
On the hoof, for the time being, I'm inquiring the cost of either shipping in this specialist from New York State or having him talk us through the surgery locally. I may just have myself and my Vet, Dr. Kent Jackson, do the best we can. Dr. Jackson is a superb medical man and has an uncanny insight into what it takes to resolve injury problems. Given the $2600 cost of this talented little horse and the fact that his size at this point puts into question whether he'll even race, I may go the conservative route on this financially. I'm other than poor, but, supporting a stable, there's very little money laying around either. Presumably at some point we'll have dry weather to allow the hoof to dry out.
My conclusions on horseshoes and toe grabs, next post.
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Awww poor little guy. I hope he gets better!!!
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