Bought my mare shod in April 2016, okay for first few months then on/off lameness ever since, xrays & MRI showed medial imbalance due to her confirmation, New farrier, remedial shoeing, still unable to stay sound, decided 8 weeks ago to go barefoot, seemed to work well to begin with, but even after 5 weeks and my farrier warned it wasn't going to last and he's right she's struggling again with the way she's loading her front feet. Honestly I'm emotionally exhausted, financially she's had everything she's needed. Speaking to the vet at Rossdales it was always going to be a guarded prognosis if she returned to work due to the severity of her imbalance, am I awful considering PTS, she's 8 yrs old, but I'm out of options & exhausted with worry. My last mare was PTS due to hind ligament damage, after operations & rehab, so this is my 4th year of horse stress & worry.
Sorry for the woe is me thread, feeling totally fed up !