THE HORN WALL IS VISIBLY STABLE.

The hooves developed very well with the Megasus Run’n’Fun. With 2-component glue, they were fixed onto the hoof wall by directly filling the Mega-GLUE Side-Clips with 2-C glue, while the soles remain glue-free. Through this selective application of the 2-C glue, the Megasus Run’n’Fun system requires about 50% less glue than conventional systems. To provide more comfort, as we mentioned before, a filling was used for cushioning (see photos). Additionally, the horn wall is visibly stable and shows no negative side-effects from gluing.

NEW MEGASUS FOR TABBY

The soles of Tabby’s new Megasus Horserunners were shortened even further in the back. In the rear area, there is no overhanging material for Tabby to step on. In the top right picture, you can see that due to how the hooves load, that the inner hoof wall is clearly drawn ''hoof inwards'' (pronation). Tabby is imbalanced in general due to a misaligned carpal joint. As shown in the picture, we were able to compensate for this by leaving excess width on the Megasus soles, so that an equally distributed motion pattern is created and the hoof remains symmetrical when contacting the ground.

EXCURSION: PRONATION & SUPINATION

In humans, the pronation in the area of the feet is defined as follows: the elevation of the lateral edge of the foot while at the same time lowering of the medial edge of the foot, therefore the ''buckling'' or bending of the ankle inwards. This can be seen with horses, like in our case with Tabby, who has a pushed-up hoof wall. For the horse’s hoof, the loaded hoof wall is usually the steeper wall. Comparing this with Tabby’s situation, you can recognize that a pronation exists because the inner hoof wall is drawn ''hoof inwards''.

In contrast, supination describes the elevation of the inner edge of the foot while lowering the outer edges at the same time. Often horses have more outer loading, with a steeper outer hoof wall and a flatter inner hoof wall, which suggests a supination.

 

PRONATION

A good hoof protection should be able to respond to the individual hoof situation - as in the case of Tabby- and be able to compensate for pronation or supination. With the inner excess width of the soles, Charly has tried to balance out the unbalanced hoof wall. That way, stabilization is reached. He wanted to avoid inward tipping, like for example how children with soft and unstable shoes often tip over the shoe with their feet when walking.

THE HOOVES RECOVER LITTLE BY LITTLE

In mid-June, the Megasus Run’n’Fun were re-mounted on Tabby’s front hooves. Meanwhile, the hooves have made a good recovery. In mid-July, the Megasus were removed again and what we saw was that Tabby was ready to go barehoof. The barehoof phase is good for her as it helps strengthen her hooves even further and Tabby now walks easy and relaxed without protection.

TABBY GOES BAREHOOF

After removing the Megasus, Tabby went over hard grounds with ease. Purposely, her hooves were not trimmed directly after removing the Megasus Run’n’Fun. She was, instead, allowed to go barehoof for a short time in order to ride off any excess hoof horn. Her hooves have healed and have grown in nicely. Right after removing the Megasus from Tabby’s hooves, Anna took Tabby out in the arena to train her in all the different gaits. Tabby moves forward with joy. After the barehoof phase, the Megasus Run’n’Fun were mounted on the front hooves in mid-August. Tabby should be able to walk barehoof in the future and as needed, the hooves can be protected in phases with Megasus Run’n’Fun