NW Equine Podiatry

07/15/2023

We have had a great case of poor digital alignment and white line disease this year. Initially the horse had a very large defect in the hoof wall which we dremeled the proximal aspect of to be able to access the proximal infection portion while maintaining some integrity to the horn between the bottom & top of the foot to help maintain some hoof wall stability. Using mechanics to help reduce force on the dorsal hoof structure helps the defect grow out over time. The last photo reveals how much the foot has changed over time - it is growing so much foot that is toward the back & collected up under the bone structure instead of running forward and creating a large lever arm with its large digital break over. Will post the radiographic portion of the case next!

01/26/2023

Used the Glu-U shoe on a size 0 laminitis case today. We have worked on this horse for over a year to get her to a stable place and now she just needs a little protection on the bottom of her foot. Such a versatile shoe!

01/01/2023

So thankful to this man for all his years of insight, experience, and innovative ideas in the hoof. It has changed my life and my life’s work. Thank you Dr Redden for all your patience teaching all of us that the tough cases are ‘a piece of cake’ when you have knowledge, will power, and a positive attitude on your side. NANRIC

https://www.americanfarriers.com/articles/13708-5-questions-dr-ric-redden?fbclid=IwAR1yT1K_4c7JmfICS6jmfd-DirVPAp-CUk3YHJs8HydjfiTdgNYfJJPjM5g&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Perhaps no other modern practicing veterinarian has made as much of an impact on the equine hoof-care scene as Dr. Ric Redden.

09/12/2022

Never forget. 💔

08/12/2022

What do you see going on here? This is a complicated case of while line disease and laminitis. Which came first? That can be a difficult question to answer, but in this case, it is the only foot with some true lamellar rotation and in a young horse with very advanced WLD which is suggestive that it occurred after the WLD due to destabilization of the suspensory apparatus of the distal phalanx. We placed a large NANRIC prototype shoe on the horse to reduce DDFT tension but also because there was minimal hoof mass to nail into; you can see how the foot changed in the intervening time to add more heel and the DDFT has relaxed over the shoeing cycle; then we placed a NANRIC mega rocker, which the horse really liked. You can se how much foot the horse has grown over time and how the rotation has grown out - this is approximately a 6 month timeframe from beginning to end.

07/17/2022

Here’s a cool shoe quiz held at Travis this year:

2022 Tevis Cup "hoof-wear" survey results: What's on your horse's hooves at Tevis? This is a very informal, unscientific survey taken by volunteers at the vetting-in at Robie Park. Responses were not verified and are meant for trivia/conversation and enjoyment purposes ONLY and should not be relied upon to answer the ongoing debate of nails or barefoot, steel or composite. Keep riding!
NAILED ON SHOES: Steel shoes - 47%; Composite shoes (all brands) - 39%.
GLUED ON: 7%. (All four glued on, all brands, included when different type on front and back).
COMBINATION:
NAILED ON SHOES: Steel/Composite combo (usually Comp. in front, steel in back - 5%
NAIL & GLUE: 2 nailed (steel), 2 glued - 2% (nailed in front, glued in back)
Additional notes:
- One horse was wearing Renegade boots, not glued.
- Most if not all, whether nailed or glued on shoes also had some type of pads. Some riders mentioned leather pads.
- Riders are generally happy to talk about hoof wear.

07/14/2022

When you had out of control endocrinopathic laminitis with a lot of rotation & some sinking, but now you grow ALL the foot. ❤️

07/12/2022

Happy farrier’s week! Let your farrier know how much you appreciate them by telling them, getting them a baked good or even giving them a little extra tip for their hard & appreciated work. ❤️

05/12/2022

When you’re growing all the new foot after your tenotomy. 🥰 this photo is 8 months post DDFT tenotomy. You can see the obvious defect in the hoof wall at the time when there was suddenly no growth and some sinking about to occur - even his initial growth was fairly slow for the first little bit, but finally the growth centers recovered and kicked it into high gear. This boy is feeling so good he is kicking it up in his stall. 😳🤦‍♀️ keep it together man, keep it together! At least he will be able to have a small outdoor pen now and at 1 year can be turned out to pasture to play again.

04/14/2022

When you’re trying to get the right view of the horse’s foot, you’ve got to get down on foot level! Side note- look how happy horse feet make me!