Purple bruising on hoof

[cloang]

Our pony has purple bruising on the outside of her hoof. When she last had her hooves trimmed (about 3 weeks ago) farrier said she had hooves like granite and would probably never need shoes.

She has 3 white hooves and one black and on the white ones we can see little purple lines, there are no bruises on the sole.

Is this anything to worry about?

Also, she is not on any hard feed, but has just started licking at wood if it is in her reach, she has a salt lick in her stable, but doesn't seem to bothered about it. Does she need a vit and min supplement or anything.

Thanks for any help

ang

 

[Harlequin]

Bruising on the outside of the hoof can be a sign of laminitis...... has she any history of this? Is she sound?

 

[cloang]

Yes she is totally sound, no heat in her feet just the bruising!

 

[Mehitabel]

can you post a picture or describe more exactly where the bruising is? laminitis bruising is normally on the toe.

 

[Jessey]

My chap gets this odd bruising sometimes, it can be anwhere around the foot and is much more noticeable right after a trim or really serious foot cleaning, he has never been lame and when I asked our farrier was told that it is nothing to worry about, but I did see similar bruising after my friends horse had laminitis, but he had been very lame and unhappy prior to it.

J x

 

[cloang]

Thanks for the replies, will take a photo tomorrow and post it then