As previously mentioned, I had been trying to track down my normal farrier these past 2 weeks, but he's gone AWOL - so I got in another one. More expensive I found out, but seems more reliable AND does a great job ... I was only worried about 1 hoof, the offside hind. It was cracked and splayed and very very long...
The apprentice started on him (he's in his final year) - and when he got to the aforementioned hoof and started poking deeper - we were both HORRIFIED to find out that he could insert a shoe nail THE FULL LENGTH into the hoof, between the wall!!!!!!!
His wall has been seperating, and no-one has bothered to help him ... it's been happening over the last 6-9 months, and would have even been RACED like this .... I find that disgusting!!! It was riddled with seedy toe, mud, dirt, and all over kind of crap ... Needless to say, the apprentice waited for the 'Master' to arrive, hehe... We basically had to cut away a huge portion of the wall to get all the crap out, and to help it regrow ... now for the pics:
1- Just starting to explore:
2- The underside - what a mess
3- The never-ending cavity in his wall!!
4- AFTER removing the wall 
5- AFTER - attaching a shoe for support
6- AFTER - the side view
7- The underside - after the shoe went on
8- Wrapped in a honey/copper sulphate poultice as recommended by the farrier
I have gone out and bought him a GIANT tub of Biotin hoof supplement and started it on him today ... He's had a 'Bute' injection by the Vet already, and I've also got some 'Bute' paste to last me for the next week ...
We're now on the slow, expensive road to recovery!!! Why the HELL anyone like him get like this is beyond me ,- and I am seriously pissed off he was let get this far without proper treatment!!
Costs of today:
Trim: $45
Bute injection: $20
Bute paste: $10
Crepe bandage (x6): $25
Biotin Supplement: $63.50
Honey: $8.50
Copper Sulphate: $18 (1kg)
Iodine Solution: $12
Total: $206.00
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