Well we all know how annoying these can be.
They commonly happen from either an over-reaching injury or a wire injury.
The damaged skin often forms a flap with an upward shaped V. This means that the skin becomes filled with fluid and then becomes thicker but shrinks in length.
Commonly it will heal without veterinary treatment if you keep it clean. Please be careful with deeper injuries and contact us if you are not sure.
Why would you need our help?
The skin can heal with a lump formation at the back of the heel bulbs. This can increase risk of repetitive injury and is quite ugly.
To treat these cases we would need to cut off the excessive skin formed. A bit like a tummy tuck but on the heel!
When would this extra skin be most annoying?
If your horse is going to wear bell boots it can rub.