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Post by cluelessbird on Dec 28, 2006 0:10:32 GMT 1
I noticed a few weeks ago that something wasn't quite right with Bry, she's been carrying her head very low. This has developed into, in my opinion quite severe footyness on hard ground. She is very reluctant to walk on stoney surfaces and shuffles on concrete. I am guessing this is becuase her feet are sore, which I presume is from all the wet weather.
What on earth can I do about this, I need to harden her frogs up again. I'm in a catch 22 situation as I need to keep her moving as she has arthritis in both hocks so putting her on boxrest or limited turnout would just be counterproductive.
I can't do anything with her without her boots in though. In the school she goes fine and when wearing her boots she is ok.
This is the first bit of footyness we have experienced since the shoes came off in Aug. Her EP trimmer says her feet look great.
Has anyone else experienced these problems?
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Post by jen1 on Dec 28, 2006 0:16:47 GMT 1
is there nayway of yarding her for most of the day with a companion? by the problems you mention i take it your on a livery yard, cant they help you at all?
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Post by fin on Dec 28, 2006 0:23:49 GMT 1
Thrush? Have you checked for infection--that can be a big problem on wet ground and can definately cause footiness....  |
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Post by cluelessbird on Dec 28, 2006 0:26:15 GMT 1
Erm, what do you mean by 'yarding her', do you mean keep her in? Sorry....am dumb!
She does have a touch of thrush but nothing compared to what she had when the shoes first came off and she was never footy then.
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Post by julz on Dec 28, 2006 0:34:41 GMT 1
i think jen means by putting her in a small paddock that has an even hard surface, to give her feet support...and away from the constant wet, thus allowing her feet to dry out. could be wrong though!!
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Post by cluelessbird on Dec 28, 2006 0:39:10 GMT 1
Oh right, that makes sense. I can ask about that, problem is we are limited on the grazing we have. Mmmmmmm
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Post by jen1 on Dec 28, 2006 0:39:36 GMT 1
julz you read my mind, barefoot is a wonderful thing, i have my own huge 90x90 building filled with every surface know to man, but then i own mi own farm, livery yards seem not to want to know when it comes to any problems, you need to keep her feet dry for most of the day, and she should really have company, is you had a large dry area, outside it might be better to
leave her in it for a while, spray her feet with 5 to5 Milton fluid, its good for thrush,
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Post by gemmy18 on Dec 28, 2006 0:41:28 GMT 1
I don't know but my mum and i think that maybe it could be something to do with her back that is affecting her legs and therefore how she walks and that may explain her head carriage. Get her checked by the vet cause maybe she needs the physio. Recently my girl had a problem wiht her back and needed the physio and she said that back problems can affect the legs. Good look let us know how she gets on. xxx
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Post by cluelessbird on Dec 28, 2006 1:06:25 GMT 1
Gemmy, I have had her backed looked at numerous times, you name it I've done it. I ve had 3 saddles in the 8 months I've owned her, she's had a chiropractor, a vet and a Bowen therapist, she's been seen by 3 saddle fitters.
I genuinly think it is a foot problem as she is fine when in the school and when she has her boots on.
May contact the vet if she gets worse though.
xx
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Post by janetgeorge on Dec 28, 2006 1:49:46 GMT 1
If her frogs are soft and raggedy - and smell - then thrush has probably got right in. You need to trim the rotten bits off the frog first and then give them a good scrub with something that will kill the bugs and dry the frogs out a bit - either Hibiscrub (50% solution with water) or household bleach (same dilution). Hold the foot up and use a syringe to squirt the solution into any crack you can find then she should stand on concrete for 10 minutes while they dry. Repeat daily.
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Post by Casper on Dec 28, 2006 8:12:28 GMT 1
NetTex Frog Disinfectant is fantastic for thrush as well.
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Post by ceiron on Dec 28, 2006 8:26:22 GMT 1
soak the feet in milton
also get a barefoot trimmer in to look at the feet
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Post by anon on Dec 28, 2006 8:56:15 GMT 1
You can soak in 30% Milton solution, for 10 to 20 minutes.
For really bad cases, soak in 30% Milton for 10 minutes, change solution, repeat, change solution, repeat. Milton becomes ineffective after 10mins exposure to proteins ie horses skin, dirt etc
For thrush, you might not need to soak - squirting with a syringe should be enough, unless the thrush is very deep-seated.
Repeat the Milton soak once a week - it is effective at killing fungal spores and they take a week to re-populate.
Inbetween times, i SQUIRT 20% Betadine solution, and scrub with this too to remove bacteria and fungi from the surface (I use a dandybrush for scrubbing)
In case of really bad infection in the walls or frog, I'd use Cleantrax soak first off - then follow up as above
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Post by fin on Dec 28, 2006 11:36:07 GMT 1
She does have a touch of thrush but nothing compared to what she had when the shoes first came off and she was never footy then. Even a tiny bit of thrush can affect a barefoot horse badly. It all depends where it is and where it's managed to penetrate! I'd talk to your trimmer--they'll probably have a good idea about what's going on. If your vet's anything like mine he'll just tell you to shoe the horse 
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Post by gemmy18 on Dec 28, 2006 11:57:53 GMT 1
thats good you can rule out the back at least!  Sorry im not much help |
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Sorry im not much help