Re: RC: Rats eating hooves

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 02:13 PM 12/9/00, Tracey wrote:
> yes,
> I have suggested that she move
> yards!

Good advice to her, because the presence of that many hungry rats could
be a bigger problem - disease, for instance.  That many rats in a
stable means rats outside and in nearby areas.  Not good.

Meanwhile, I'd try painting some hot pepper oil on the hooves and
chestnuts, keeping in mind that when the rats can't chew there, they
might find somewhere else to chew that would be worse.

Seems to me there'd have to be an awful lot of rats for a horse to let
itself be chewed on [shudder].

Lif Strand

Quemado NM  USA

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