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Re: [RC] 'fever rings' in hooves - Jackie Winkleman

I was talking about the appearance of lameness when I
refered to the "tolerent of pain."
One of my horses does not appear to be lame when she
abcesses and another lays down and acts like she is
dying.  That IS a difference in tolerance of pain.

--- Heidi Smith <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was told by both the farrier and
vets that some horses are more tolerant to pain
and
don't appear to be lame.  Mostly she just gets the
rings around her hooves.  They both said that the
rings are just stress.  Can be just from the ride,
change of feed, etc.

It isn't really a matter of being "tolerant to
pain"--it is actually a
matter of some horses simply having tougher tissues
there that don't become
inflamed from the stress and concussion, and some
not being that way.  You
can improve the situation with work, but some horses
are just naturally more
resilient than others.  The majority of horses do
not get these rings from
rides--but I've seen enough horses such as you
describe to agree with your
vet and farrier that they come from the rides.

Heidi



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Re: [RC] 'fever rings' in hooves, Heidi Smith