The Diagnosis

What's the problem? Before removing front right shoe I noticed mild front right tendon swelling thinking oh, oh, after last night's work.Simultaneously the slight whiff of infection somewhere.

Horse flinching over the whole sole to the hoof testers. Red hue in photo is indeed red. Notice red line at toe. All this is new since 2 days ago shoeing.

And, ahh, here's the culprit--horse flinches severely pressing that cut on the right frog near the apex that looks like an aberrant knife cut, though Nob vehemently denies. Possible source of infection running up leg.

Conclude, could have anything from abscess yet to show, infected frog cut, generalized sole bruising or a combo. I'm concerned!

Bute adminstered, antibiotics tomorrow, and here's Amart once again again sporting his epsom salt boot.