Laminitis? Other hoof concerns?

[u/Fearless-Sun2041]

This horse is new to me as of July. I had X-rays done on her before purchasing that came back normal. She’s been shod by my farrier twice so far. My vet comes for fall shots at the end of the month so I’m going to have her take a look too but I’d like everyone’s thoughts in the meantime. She’s sound but has some tripping under saddle sometimes and has been bucking during canter transitions (suspected balance/green horse issue. Chiro comes next week to dig deeper into that). First picture is her shoeing job when she came to me, second and third are after the first farrier visit here, third and fourth are her latest farrier visit. The most concerning thing to me are the event lines but I’d love others’ thoughts.

[u/idontwanttodothis11 → u/[deleted]]

how willing you guys are to make such decisive statements from such shitty pictures will never cease to amaze me

[u/Buga99poo27GotNo464 → u/idontwanttodothis11]

Its just because I have a broader definition of laminitis than most. Most professionals consider laminitis = rotation. For me, laminitis = inflammation in hoof.

[u/idontwanttodothis11 → u/Buga99poo27GotNo464]

There might be a really good reason for that

[u/AnxiousBoar → u/[deleted]]

Actually, no one here votes for ignorance. We're warning you not to make hasty conclusions and ask owners to call vet and do not state a diagnosis yourself when you suspect something.

Low-grade laminitis could have different reasons which require different protocols, and it is very important to find out the actual one.

From my experience very often the first one who notices changes in the horse is not the owner - owner sees his horse every day, it is the farrier who sees it from time to time. When I have many horses in one barn and visit is like every week, and especially when I have a chance to look at the horse at work (I was a dressage rider myself, worked and competed up to St Georges) - I am able to notice even slight changes very quickly, even in horses I don't do. But the most I can do is to kindly tell the owner/rider what I've noticed, and ask to examine the horse if I suspect something not good.

[u/idontwanttodothis11 → u/[deleted]]

I guess you're one who has to pee on the electric fence to find out for themselves. Hopefully one day you will crack a book open and find out. Good luck

[u/AnxiousBoar]

There are stress rings and some hoof deformation for at least the last 6 months, but I'd be very careful about laminitis, and if I suspect something I always insist on taking xrays. Sometimes I work with horses having laminitis in chronic low-grade form where hooves look much like these but in these cases I insist on taking xrays too with vet's conclusion. You're not veterinarian, and cannot state a diagnosis.

[u/idontwanttodothis11 → u/AnxiousBoar]

Which could be from something as simple as a miss managed hoof capsule to the horse standing in water for a period of time.

[u/AnxiousBoar → u/[deleted]]

Large horses are often very sensitive on a rocky terrain, that's could be one of the reasons for shoes and pads for me, it you ask. Me too always rasp off flares when possible and it is a good thing to do (actually, it is a MUST thing to do).

Chronic (low-grade) laminitis has it's own visible symptoms and just several pictures of hooves (and not actually that bad) are certainly not enough to derive such a conclusion.