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Re: [RC] Scratches - Barbara McCrary

Our prevention method was to clip the pastern hair very close, then smear
Desitin on the backside of the pastern before the ride.  The alkali that
caused the problem stuck to the Desitin and we could clean it off and
reapply during the vet check.  It seemed to help a lot.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "heidi sowards" <ribbitttreefrog@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Wendy Harris" <wendyh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "'Jim & Drin Becker'"
<rainbow@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:13 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] Scratches



My retired gelding got this, only at rides in sandy
conditions though. (Or in ash from Mt. St. Helen's.) He
doesn't really have any pasture to speak of anyway. I would
use athlete's foot medication for prevention, at AERC rides
I'd use desitin during the ride and immediately after
vetting in use the athlete's foot med. with desitin over
the top. Worked for us.

heidi





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