Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

Another very cost effective way to treat the thrush is a bleach/water mixture... I mixed it up 75/25 (others may do it differently) in a used water bottle (easy to squirt it out on the hoofs from that).  I pick the hoof and then brush it out (works best the cleaner the foot is) then squirt the bleach mix right into the hoof, hold it up so that it gets to sit in there for a couple of seconds before you put it down.  Treat that way for 2-3 days, then once weekly as needed.  It does a great job!

 

Opal

Mary Ann Spencer <maryann.spencer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hey, my horse has had thrush since we bought him 2 yrs ago.  Was using tinc of iodine but this past summer found ThrushBuster.  It really helped.  Had been living in E TX where it is common to have the dang stuff.  The thrushbuster is a weekly thing and the horse doesn't mind it like he did the iodine.  WELL, we were just about all over it when the RAINS of LA hit.  We are here for a 3 month job.  Have been worried but this post is encouraging.  Did notice today his hooves look ok.  Will check tomorrow in daylight.  Perhaps the COLD is a deterrent to the growth of the yeast.  Yeast likes warm moist places.  Now I am not feeling so guilty about his hooves in all  this wet mud. In the past have never had any horses with thrush, except in NC but that is a different story yet.  mas  

----- Original Message -----

From: Dabney Finch

To: rides2far@xxxxxxxx

Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 6:41 PM

Subject: Re: [RC] MUD!!!!!

I just have to tell you, Angie:  after fretting now for weeks seeing my
horses ankle deep in really gross mud (this is not a sight we usually
drought ridden southern californians are accustomed to), and going through
horrible guilt over not having installed  french drains, or removed 4' of
dirt and replaced it with sand,  your post on this topic is such a wonderful
gift!

The image of those brown socks on the greys--without thrush or white line in
their mucky hooves--gives one heart at a time when it's reallly needed
(especially since here the rain's slated to continue apparently without
end).

Thank you!!

----- Original Message -----
From: <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
To: <KathyZ1@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 7:47 PM
Subject: [RC] MUD!!!!!


>> Yeah, who knew that just a few short weeks ago when I was bragging
>> about  the  temp and riding in a t-shirt, that I'd soon be whining
> about the
>> weather and   riding with a snorkel.  >blub<
>
> What goes around comes around. Last month I sent in my article to TB and
> it's labled MUD! It was horrible here November & Dec. This week? 67
> degrees! Eat your heart out! Slept with the windows open last night and
> it's supposed to be 67 again tomorrow. :-D That's the only problem with
> AERC requiring rides to be sanctioned so far in advance. When we get a
> week of this kind of weather we ought to be able to post an e-mailed
> saying "show up Sat and we'll compete!" and make use of it!:-))
>
> By the way, though I have no French Drains, American Drains, or even
> Georgia Drains. We just wade.  I have *never* had a horse get thrush this
> time of year. I've actually had 3 that had horrible white-line in the
> fall that I was diligently treating till the mud hit and I just gave up
> and didn't see their feet till Spring. Guess what? We DROWNED it! Their
> feet were perfect come spring. Nope, mine get stuff like white-line &
> thrush during the drought in July out in a field (not on manure). Go
> figure.
>
> P.S. Mine do have dry places to go, but they wade through the muddy areas
> so often that we have gray horses with brown socks for half the year.
>
> Angie
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
> Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
> Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp
>
> Ride Long and Ride Safe!!
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
>



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

 Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
 Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
 Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

 Ride Long and Ride Safe!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

---

Do you Yahoo!?
 
Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more.