Treatment

Treatment of navicular syndrome

Shoeing is essential:

A number of shoes are used:, reverse shoes, heart bar shoes…
 The qualities essential for the orthopaedic shoe selected will be:

  • good support at the heel (shoe sufficiently long under the bars of the foot),
  • shortened toe allowing easy breakover (when the foot comes off the ground).

Suitable work:

A gentle warm-up followed by suitable work, on a soft, good-quality surface are essential aspects of the management of a horse with navicular syndromeNavicular disease, podotrochlear syndrome.

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Medical treatments

Today, a whole range of medical options is available to your veterinary surgeon. He will be able to advise you on the best treatment, depending on the exact condition from which your horse is suffering.

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