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My farrier told me my horse has hoof wall separation! I feel terrible! I'm taking extra extra good care of her right now but I feel so guilty. But the farrier says all the rain were having will be good for her hooves cuz of all the mud and moisture. I don't know how she got like that but I fully intend to make sure she recovers fully! She's had bad hooves though since we bought her so I don't think it was neglect on my part. Anyone else had a problem like this?

Oh ya. Well that's what the farrier said is cuz her feet were growing so fast that the hoof wall separated. I think now she stepped funny or stepped on something cuz she all of a sudden hardly puts any weight on her one hoof. The cracks that she had in it are growing out and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong externally. I hope there isn't anything wrong with the coffin bone. But I'm giving her hoof supplements with a bit of extra grain cuz she doesn't like the flavor, extra hay so she doesn't lose weight, I apply hoof moisturizer, pick out her foot, I even gave her an extra treat today (molasses balls with a bit of grain rolled in them) and I checked the other leg incase she's stressing it too much. I'm even rubbing mud on it. I'm not sure what else I can do to help her other than call the vet, but I don't think she needs one right now. I'm also keeping the bugs off her as best I can.