Overgrown Bar & Sole, Abscess & Bruise

 The horse has relatively flat soles, so the buildup of excess sole was especially harmful and painful.

Right Front Foot

                                                    

    

Before                                                                               After

Bruises were revealed underneath the excess sole immediately after it was trimmed away.

Left Front Foot

                           

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Before                                                   After

This foot had already developed abscesses underneath the excess sole, corresponding exactly to the outline of the sole ‘lumps’, visible in the small thumbnail to the left.