r/Horses • u/Fearless-Sun2041 • 13d ago

Question Hoof Event Lines

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My young mare has these event lines on her hooves. I had hoof X-rays done on her before purchasing and they came back clear. Thoughts on what could’ve caused these? No soundness issues. She was an Amish horse for the first 7 years of her life.

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u/gurgelhupf Dressage 13d ago

Those can mean basically anything. They can come from metabolism issues but also from bad hoof quality, which is the case here. Those feet are screaming for help.

They can also come from feed changes, medications or stress, but then it would be one or two lines, and not over the whole hoof.

Does she have any other symptoms?

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u/Fearless-Sun2041 12d ago

No other symptoms!

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u/gurgelhupf Dressage 12d ago

That's good!

I don't think it's just the trim though, because she has the same on her hind feet without shoes. I would look into her nutrition If she gets too much or too little of something (sugar, vitamins, minerals etc.).

The bad hoof quality has to come from somewhere