The vet came out to the barn this morning to take care of many of the horses living there. One of our old friends, Whiskey, was put to sleep, another has pigeon fever and there are a few others with various lameness issues. Curly's hoof problems really have turned out to be pretty minor when placed in that company!
We all agreed that the frog sloughed off due to thrush. The amount that has come off is not usual (all the way down to tender regions of his hoof) but it will grow back. Curly is already moving around almost normally and the vet gave E. the go ahead to begin riding again. He also gave me a bottle of Coppertex to put on daily for the next 4 days or so. The stuff stains terribly and smells, but it will protect that tender region as he toughens up a bit.
I am now beginning to research various boots to use while riding the trails. The general consensus is that Curly will never have wonderful, hard hooves and riding out on anything other than a nice soft arena will require some sort of hoof protection.
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