This horse below was offered as a "Fix
It or Can It".
The first look that I had I knew that the
foot had to be wedged in order to make her comfortable. IT WORKED and
the horse is saved !!!!
2 years later the foot developed a quarter
crack and it just was there for some time. I heard about stitching the
crack for stabilization in an AFJ issue and then a few months later saw
the video that is above. I ordered the materials and told my client, who
is an EMERG. Nurse, about it and she felt as I did that this was the
solution for this horse. The photos below show the crack as it was and
then the process of gouging the crack out with a Dremel, stitching for
the first time, and then how it looked three months later. When I get a
chance next visit I will load a photo of the crack disappeared.
The above is the first step in the process
where the grove is left open, to ensure there is no infection. The below
is the third visit and it was left open as a white line pathology
appeared during the second visit. It was cleaned out and left open to
ensure it didn't develop further.
