The EZ Block is the solution for most of the "TIME ELEMENT" associated with taking equine foot radiographs. And, you can forget about getting radiographs of Hind Feet done in a short about of time using traditional X-Ray blocks. Nothing is more frustrating than getting a horse's foot on an x-ray block, getting the cassette ready and just before you take the shot they step off the block and you have to reset the shot. The EZ Block is the best time saving tool a veterinarian has for getting Lateral & D/P (or A/P) Radiographs of both the FRONT and HIND Feet.
All of that food hitting the hindgut rapidly lets the microbes have a feast, triggering a chain reaction that can affect hoof health. Binging on grain or hay or pasture creates a storm of problems in the hindgut. Ice reduces inflammation, which is good for all parts of your horse, especially his feet. Use ice to help those supporting legs and hooves feel better and hopefully stay free of laminitis. Over time, this can cause supporting limb laminitis. Injuries may cause your horse to shift weight from one leg to the others. Knowing if your horse’s manure is normal is key here. Digestive issues like diarrhea and colic disrupt your horse’s whole body, and GI problems can dump endotoxins from the hindgut into the hooves, creating laminitis. Regular monitoring of your horse’s temp will alert you to a fever long before he tells you. For more on fever and founder, read this. The inflammation that occurs in your horse’s body during a fever can spread rapidly into the hooves via the enzymes that are involved in the inflammation process.
Icing the hooves after a hard work out, bad footing, or a lot of jumping takes some of the sting out of the hooves. Bad or questionable footing! Hard ground creates a lot of concussion, which can be uncomfortable.It’s time to ice if your horse has or does any of these things: These are designed for laminitis and will cover the fetlock and pastern, cooling the blood going into the hoof for added oomph.Ĭall your veterinarian for a complete diagnosis and treatment plan or with any questions. Thankfully, most horses will never experience laminitis, and many ways we can help prevent this from happening.īoots are one way to get icing done. Hoof health starts inside the horse, and icing hooves helps reduce inflammation.
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