Danny Love's Farrier's Corner


Case Study: Run Down Suspensories
Part One

This is a peruvian paso mare that is weak and run down in the suspensory. (Note the shape of the legs in the lightened box in the photo)

The attending vet prescribed egg bar shoes on the front feet and an egg bar extension shoe "keyhole shoe" on the hind feet. The egg bar extensions are illustrated here.
Here is how the egg bar extension fits the hoof. (The two horizontal lines approximate the actual size of the foot.)

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