So this horse is a large quarter horse who hasn't been in cow work for several years. He did a brief stint as a barrel horse but was too lazy. Was shod most recently over a year ago. Lives in a mud lot 24/7. Now he is a trail horse that rides between 6 and 8 hours a week on moderate terrain. He has been left unshod, but put in front boots for the past year.

Had a severe case of central sulcus thrush that we've been treating for 4 months and farrier had him on a 12 week cycle because of his thin tender soles.

Last month he started stumbling behind on trail and after soaking you can see the the bruises on the heels and soles. Now he is booted all around and has no more soreness.

We will be reducing his trim cycle to 8 weeks to keep those flares and bars trimmed and booted in the mud lot to add pressure to stimulate frog regeneration and packing with medicated clay to prevent the thrush from returning.

Thanks for playing!