Cedar
Rose met rescued pony Cedar in May 2011.
" I started working with Cedar at the end of May 2011 and had the rehab complete by the end of August 2011, I got lucky as some rehabs take a lot longer. In the beginning I could only work on one foot at a time. I started with a hacksaw but I bent the blade so I used my nippers and cut off everything in the same day. I worked on him about 7 hours that first trim. The heels took longer to get down though. I was trimming him 3 to 4 times a week for the first month or so. After every trim I used a baby diaper and a kitchen floor mat to cut up pads and duct taped to the worst foot, the left fore. I did bodyworks on his front end too."
End of May 2011 - before first trim
" I started working with Cedar at the end of May 2011 and had the rehab complete by the end of August 2011, I got lucky as some rehabs take a lot longer. In the beginning I could only work on one foot at a time. I started with a hacksaw but I bent the blade so I used my nippers and cut off everything in the same day. I worked on him about 7 hours that first trim. The heels took longer to get down though. I was trimming him 3 to 4 times a week for the first month or so. After every trim I used a baby diaper and a kitchen floor mat to cut up pads and duct taped to the worst foot, the left fore. I did bodyworks on his front end too."
End of May 2011 - before first trim
Right fore
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Fronts before trim
Left fore, the worst foot
Before these photos were taken, Cedar's rescuers had already removed 3 to 4 inches of hoof.
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Bottom of front hoof
Hinds before trim
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End of May 2011 - after first trim
7 hours later
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2 days later
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July 2011
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Fore
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Hinds
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August 2011 - rehab trim pretty much complete, x-ray taken September
Left Fore August
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Hinds August
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Left Fore September -
distal descent and "ski tip".
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Thank you to Rose and Cedar's rescuers for sharing these photos and their inspiring story.
If you have photos of a laminitis rehabilitation that you would be willing to share, please contact us.
If you have photos of a laminitis rehabilitation that you would be willing to share, please contact us.