Moneypenny will undergo surgery tomorrow

As some of you already know, I discovered a strange structure in my horse's left front hoof that protruded out in a circular formation. I took the knife and cut it over and found this:


I hadn't seen anything like it before so I called my ferrier who came and told me that it might be a keratoma, which has to be removed surgically in a veterinary clinic.

She has now been diagnosed with keratoma and will be operated on tomorrow - read about the condition here:
http://www.cheshire-equinevets.com/?section=Keratoma

Furthermore, I found other problems in both hind feet which could be canker:
http://www.equipodiatry.com/canker1.htm

and:
http://www.cheshire-equinevets.com/?section=canker

They have not yet diagnosed this - but I'm just waiting for it to come, and it does not look that good in my opinion.

All of this because of a f*king wet rainy disastrous summer. Just another proof of why we will move south!

I loath our climate - it is eating my horse!