Box rested feet.

While Red was on box rest with his cut hock I used an 'Arc equine' on him. It is supposed to help break down scar tissue, the physio said that if that didn't work then there isn't much hope, where as the vet was very sceptical. As it would not do him any harm there was nothing to lose in giving it a try. He gradually stopped resting and buckling at the knee on his off fore, whether it was the box rest or the Arc equine I guess I will never know and, although it would be interesting to, as long as he is sounder it doesn't really matter. I decided to just turn him away for the winter and see how he was in the February half term. However, due to him being confined his hooves had not been worn down naturally and the wall and bars had become quite long, so I decided to start taking him for walks along the road to try to get him self trimming again. It would also get his digital cushion working and if I only walked until the February half term then we would have some good ground work under our belt. Near fore

Off fore

They really are looking wonky at the moment. with the walking his bars started to break away and as bits were coming loose I gave them a bit of a helping hand. I didn't getrid of anything that was not already half off, but Red became sore walking to and from the field, so lesson learnt...LET HIM DO IT!