Its not surprising given that he has the world's crappiest feet.
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| Jackson eats his morning vitamins and meds from a feed bag. That way, Pistol and Lucy and can't "share" and he eats all of it. |
We will treat it, of course. But conservatively. White line happens when bacteria gets into the hoof and grows, causing the sole to pull away from the hoof wall. Our farrier was able to put a nail into the crevice, all the way to the nail head. Don't worry, Jackson couldn't feel it.
You can go crazy with treating white line: cutting away most of the hoof and then having the horse live in a fake shoe for a year or more. Meanwhile, you cross your fingers and hope that there are no complications. With Jackson, you can bet your bottom dollar that there would be complications. So, we won't go that route. We will treat it with a topical (White Lightening) and a frog pad which pushes on the frog, creating better circulation. We already know circulation in Jackson's feet isn't great. Fingers crossed this works.
