Hi Carol .. how large is the hole. Can you post some photos? It's
common in horses where the hoofwall has been left too long and not
beveled or rolled. Hoofwall separation indicates all of that. Please
post pics if you can.

:) -- Gwen



--- In barefoothorses@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Higgs" <carollhiggs@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi
> My horse came up lame today after a ride,I discovered my horse has a
> hole between the hoof wall and the heal, it is deep enough that small
> pieces of gravel get embedded in it.
> Is there a kind of filler you can put in the hoof to fill the hole
> that will protect it intil it fills in on it's own? I thought there
> was something for that purpose?
> It was too late to get a picture tonight, so I will post one tomorrow.
>
> Thanks,
> Carol
> California
>