Holding steady...

Despite some solar separation on the LF at the toe, Jester continues to amble around, eat as much hay as I can give him, and be very protective of the LF. I have to get creative just to pick up that hoof. He does NOT like me probing the sole with my thumbs. No leg swelling :) a little heat- around the coronet in the caudal half. No heat in the sole or frog :). Frog pads and a boot shell taped on the LF seem to keep him comfortable enough to meander the pasture looking for the good stuff. Some days he scarfs the beet pulp mix and about once a week he snubs the bucket. Summer sores are subsiding finally, Jester and Taffy were such magnets. I haven't seen as many deerflies either. Wicked things. I backed up his fore toes again this week, and lowered the heels to live sole at seat of corn... I measure that we have over one inch new wall growth and it's looking good. By the time we have 2 inches (another 2 months) I expect him to be a lot more comfortable. Keeping the lever force off the toe wall is critical to growing in new, well connected hoof wall. The connection is the velcro-like laminae that hold the wall and the coffin bone together. Here's a pic of the LF sole- the orange is iodine.