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Ne t'en fais pas : la fourbure n'est pas souvent mortelle.

Mon premier cheval est décédé d'une fourbure, mais l'âge y faisait aussi : elle avait 26 ans et avait pouliné beaucoup trop tard...
Si ton cheval semble être en forme à part, il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter ! Un bon support du maréchal pour corriger sa posture, repos et diète.. et il sera top shape !

Sorry for the english but my french is not very good...

Do not worry! My horse suffered from chronic founder and in less then 6 months he is completely healthy!

The first thing to do is to find a good Natural barefoot horse trimmer who has lots of experience with foundered horses.(Parrage au Naturelle). In the beginning your horse should be trimmed every 3-4 weeks and less often once improvement is seen.

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Make sure to cut out all unnecessary carbohydrates. (Fibre et Gras is ideal)

Next you need to make sure he spends half the day in a pasture or ring free of rocks. (If this is not possible, then daily exercise will be necessary)

You need to find a good suplement containing a minimum of 20mg Biotin and Zinc Methionne (Feed your horse a double dose for the first 3 months)

You will need phenylbutazone if your horse is in too much pain in the begining... (1st stage large scoop twice a day, 2nd stage small scoop twice a day, 3rd stage small scoop once a day) (use for as short a time as possible as phenylbutazone can cause stomach ulcers I used it for a total of three weeks)

You should also get a pure MSM supplement to use after the phenylbutazone which is a mild painkiller and anti-inflammatory without side effects)

You should also get Turpentine de Venise and Tough Stuff (apply Tough stuff on wall and sole and let dry, then apply Turpentine de Venise on the sole only) Apply every 2 days in the beginning gradually decreasing until none is needed.

While your horse is rehabilitating, you can still ride him as much as you want (and it is actually good for him!). I purchased Old Mac G2 Horseboots (with additional cushions)... My horse loved them! When he wore them he could walk on all types of terrain with absolutely no soreness... Also these boots are impossible to loose in case he is very sore during turn out, you can use them temporarily.

It is very important that you exercise your horse regularly if you cannot leave him outside for half the day.

Even though your horse may be tender keep faith! My horse went from limping, foundered, soft walls, mushy and VERY flat soles to a horse that can now walk on gravel with no pain... perfect walls that do not chip or crack, and his soles are no longer flat! after only 5 months!!!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me

Good Luck!

MtlCowgirl :

Thanks for your answer. I can easily understand english writting, but it's a little harder for me to write in english... So let's try!

Thanks for all your advice. My horse was suffering of chronic founder for probably many months. The farrier were he was before I bought him was just too bad. He cut his hoofs a lot too short (I mean... it was horrible how short they were... About 1 inch or a little longer.) So when I bought him, his hoofs were so short that he was always in pain and this pain was "starting" founder crisis. In october, I realise that as long as his hoofs are going to be too shorts, he will continue to be in pain and continue to do founder crisis.

He had no "fers et pads" since 16 months. But for his hoof health and with the difficult conditions in the field (he lives outdoors 24 hours on 24) (le sol dur, la glace, les crottins gelés, le sol inégal, ...), I decided "de le ferrer avec des pads" for the winter. Now, his hoof are in way better condition and I think I will be ok to take them off at summer time.

I have a very good farrier and all the other horses here (7 others) are "naturally trimed" since many years and we have no problems with them. But because my TB has not enough long hoofs, I had to do something... Since, he is in a so good shape, has no "séquelles" from his crisis and he is mentally different also. He has been in pain for so many months before that now he is happy to run again!

Where can I find the "Turpentine de Venise". Is it the same as the Shin Band?

Thanks for your "témoignages"! I'm very happy that your horse feel better and hope the same will happen to mine!

Ça me rappelle des souvenirs et je te comprend. En août 2007, ma meilleure jument a fait une fourbure suite à son poulinage. Mon vet m'a appelé le soir même, il y avait rotation de la phalange, on a discuté plus d'une heure au téléphone, il m'a suggéré d'envisager la possibilité de mettre fin aux souffrances de ma jument.

Elle est toujours avec moi, son état est stable, elle ne souffre pas, pas de boiterie. Les premiers mois ont été difficiles mais je ne regrette pas ma décision.

La fourbure, c'est du cas par cas. Il y a beaucoup de facteurs à prendre en considération.

Oui! Pour Mo, il n'y a pas de rotation de la phalange sauf dans son pied gauche... mais elle est très légère (environ 2 degrés).

Ses pieds étaient extrêmement courts. Il n'arrivait pas à arrêter de faire des crises et ses pieds se détérioraient. Je suis pour le parage naturel, mais dans son cas, comme l'hiver et le sol gelé et rabotteux arrivait, je l'ai fait ferré avec des pads. Ses pieds sont redevenus beaucoup mieux, mais il a encore place à amélioration. Je vais attendre que toute la neige fonde au printemps et que les gelées arrêtent et je vais essayer de le déferrer en achetant les bottes et tout le tralala. Ses pieds seront plus longs et plus en santé. J'ai confiance.

De toute façon, comme tu dis, chaque cheval évolue différemment et j'ai décidé de lui donner une chance. Ton vétérinaire, qui est aussi le mien, ne me conseillait pas de continuer avec ce cheval. Aujourd'hui, il a été étonné de savoir qu'il ne boitait plus et que la chaleur avait disparue de ses pieds enfin!

Merci pour ton témoignage, ça me rassure de voir qu'il y en a que ça prend le bon côté! Maintenant, mon nouveau défi sera de voir comment évolue l'éparvin de mon Shadow!

Ouain...Un vice bien caché cela !

Attend les radios mais informe les anciens propriétaires immédiatement car tu t'en ai fait passé un petite vite ! On va oublier le saut pour ce cheval...

Je comprend ton désarroi...