as the vet was explaining to me for this horse is the inflammation and strain is causing lack of blood flow of the surrounding cartilages; and probably the impar ligament involved; and will have the beginnings of ossification on the bone itself. this can be from the jumping and compression, tension and strain and causing breakdown ~~~~ becoming from it conformation and genetics of this horse. very small feet on a heavy horse and made to jump and maybe landing toe-first can be causes as well. so the shoe helps in the lameness; but it limited after about 4 weeks into the shoeing.
the navicular eggbar shoe was for a TB racehorse that broke his navicular bone on the track and had surgery; and on the other side a wedge shoe to keep the feet even. Rx for vet in that case as well.
you also leave out the heel nails; for this also irritates the region as well; do to the heel expansion/contraction in the hoof wall.
Linda, may I respectfully suggest that you read what has been written here before you post again on this subject. Start with "support for caudal heel pain". If you find that reading the posts helps in anyway, I would then suggest that you continue the practice of reading posts fully before letting your fingers reach the keyboard for the placement of comments. ray
And don't forget to mention something about structurally aiding and in some instances, reinforcing the volar surface of the palmar/plantar aspect of the sole that is contiguous to the epithelial layer of the sole corium.............
Chris, attempting to answer your original question, a navicular shoe ,to me , would be whatever apparatus that was used/affixed to an equine with suspected/ determined heel discomfort, i think my son the solicitor would be proud of me for being astute enough to be vague and not pin downable! if there is any part of this answer that you can understand, then i suggest that you do not grasp my meaning and i will work harder to provide some more bs....... just let me know. ray
It is my understanding that the navicular shoe that Linda posted is to be a self adjusting angle shoe much like a banana shoe. The raised area of the heels allows them to stand with there foot flat and the toe floated or toe on the ground and heels up like a wedge. Doesn't work in soft footing. I have yet to see one self adjust with this shoe on, and have found the ones that it has worked on just need a wedge and some frog support. Also if you look up spavin shoe you will see a very similar shoe.
