Nailing up
When nailing one calls a the shoeing of horses occurring injury. There are two types of nailing: the bloodless nail pressure and the bleeding nail prick. In any case, the nailing represents an impairment of the dermis with a horseshoe nail , which can lead to lameness, even severe inflammation with pus formation.
Symptoms
Since a "living" and pain-sensitive part of the hoof is injured when the nail is stabbed through the nail, the horse will mostly show an immediate reaction (twitching, tearing the hoof away). With bloodless nail pressure, the hammered horseshoe nail only comes too close to the dermis, which triggers a bruise or a feeling of pressure; in general, the pain response is delayed. The following applies to every nailing: As with all injuries caused by shoeing, the symptoms to be observed such as unclear gait ("ticking"), lameness on the affected limb, etc. set in quickly (within 48 hours) and relatively dramatically after the injury occurs. An "unclear gait" observed five days after the seizure is likely to have other causes.
The cause of nailing can be:
- Unsuitable distance of the nail holes from the carrying edge inwards (perforation of the horseshoe )
- poor shaping (erection) of the hoof, which does not correspond to the anatomical shape of the hoof
- thin and steep hoof walls
- Incorrect application of the horseshoe nail, which has an asymmetrically shaped tip (pinch) so that it emerges from the dermis when nailing and does not go "into life"
In the majority, therefore, reasons for the nailing come into consideration for which the farrier is responsible.
treatment
In the case of nail pressure, removing the “pressing” nail is often enough to see immediate success (horse goes lame-free again).
In the case of a simple nail prick, in which the nail tip has emerged from the horn wall according to regulations, but has damaged a capillary vessel in the dermis (blood on the nail tip), it should be sufficient to remove the nail and its puncture canal with a disposable syringe and a suitable syringe Rinse the disinfectant through (e.g. iodoform ether, 10%).
If a horseshoe nail with an incorrectly attached gusset (twisted by 180 °) was fully hammered in, serious injury to the corium is likely, and injury to the coffin bone cannot be ruled out. In this case, the horseshoe must be removed from the injured hoof immediately.
If a purulent inflammation has already occurred, the damaged part of the hoof must be trimmed so that the pus can drain away. In any case, anti-inflammatory compresses are also applied to prevent the progression or development of inflammation.
Aftercare
It is imperative to continue to check the horse's affected hoof over the next three days to see whether there is any inflammation in the horny capsule.
Legal consequences
The farrier or hoof is the owner of the horse over compensation for the damage done by himself obliged damage (insurance). It is his duty to keep this damage as low as possible. In the event of nailing, he must therefore immediately notify the owner of the horse or the person commissioned by him so that follow-up treatment / control can also be organized. The presence or absence of the owner / his agent is irrelevant. Any knowing concealment would be seen as an indication of an attempt at fraudulent misrepresentation in the sense of fraud. Due to the risk of nailing, the farrier does not immediately remove a nail that has not emerged through the hoof wall, but leaves it in the hoof wall, as negligent and technical malpractice due to the risk of nailing.
