Equine Acupuncture Training- Articles

Before pictures of sandcrack After pictures of sandcrack :; Story: from Ken Glaser ;attached are two before pictures of an old coronary band injury..  In the second picture look for scar that travels through the coronary band and back to the heel bulb.  We took in this mare a little over two years ago as a twelve year old.  The injury itself occurred sometime between foaling and the age of six when Oakey must have stepped on something very sharp cutting through the hoof and into the coronary band and heel bulb.  It was at six that the family we got Oakey from took possession.  The previous owner told us that they managed the split through regular trimming, yet I believe the injury caused regular pain.  Winter proved to be the time of year that exacerbated the problem.  The second winter with us her hoof split so bad there was bleeding and no surprise Oakey literally walked on three legs.  This is when I started to look for a solution other than therapeutic shoe