Feet Update – 1 year post-surgery

I missed an important milestone last week: one year since Tristan’s surgery. One year ago today, he was on stall rest in recovery, and now he is back in full work. I am amazed and indescribably grateful that everything worked out so well.

Here’s a front foot comparison, for the record.

1 week post-surgery. The chip out of the front separated during surgery; there were additional abscess holes at the top of it and the hoof wall was just that weak.

Yesterday! The bit of white is the absolute last remaining sign of the surgery/abscess. You can still see/feel a sliiiiiight bulge but it is continuing to fade, ie far less noticeable at the coronet than at the toe.

 Also! Remember last summer how worried I was about white line in his hind feet? I could carve out chunks of his quarters and his white line with the hoof pick, it was that mushy. Check out his hind feet today. Gorgeous.