Equicast Application - Wood Shoe with Cast & Glue for Restoration of Foot Function

[@sherryevans7944]

Can a person just use the wooden shoe on the horse's front feet? It looks awkward.

[@EDSSHoofcare]

The majority of the time they are used on front feet, as they tend to be affected by laminitis and founder more often (at least most noticeably affected). They can be used on hind feet and some horse do fine with them and others can be more reactive as they don't generally have something of that size or height on hind feet. Most get used to it in a short period of time though. Is it used on the hind feet much less than the front though.

[@carriedisbrow4075]

Thank you for the video. What is the consequences of the wedge that will build up if the heel area is not balanced and filed? I'm confused where the wedge is building up.

[@codyovnicek3736]

Basically if you leave the casting under the ground surface of the shoe in the heel region, as the wooden part wears down over time just from the horse's movement, the front part can wear more than the back creating a wedge. In some cases, a wedge might be what the horse needs, but if not, you don't want to create a wedge by leaving the casting under the heel if that is not what your plan was. It is mostly about creating a situation where you do not have any unintended consequences of what you are putting on. There can be some very beneficial or even necessary things that can happen from having the shoe wedged if that is indicated. Chris was addressing what can happy if you are not being particular about where the casting goes and unintentionally creating a wedge when you did not mean to and it may not show up until the front half the shoe wears some. Hope that helps.

[@glennoliphint8691]

Do you do this to the front two hoofs or all four hoofs? Or do you put it just on the one hoof only? I'm just curious of what you do in a case like this. I enjoy watching videos like yours because i've been around cattle quite a bit and horses i've always enjoyed seeing but haven't rode a horse too much but they're beautiful animals. That get neglected too often.

[@codyovnicek3736]

You can apply these to the front or hind feet, but they are primarily used on front feet. Generally, you would put them on both fronts (or both hind) feet, rather than just 1 foot. They are usually used to treat a particular pathology, like Laminitis or Founder. They can be used in other injuries or pathologies like ring bone, coffin joint disease, collateral ligament strain, etc., but the most common use is Laminitis & Founder. Hope that helps.

[@glennoliphint8691]

@@codyovnicek3736 Thank You For The Information I Was Just Curious About How That Worked.

[@mehmetkavrar8274]

Excellent

[@Rajasthani_Songs11]

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