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RE: [RC] Scratches - heidi sowards

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


--- Wendy Harris <wendyh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Excellent Question -- I too would love to know if there
is any preventative
measure to avoid this nasty stuff.  I have to chuckle
because most of what
I've read indicates dirty stalls, wet pastures etc.
Last year in August my pasture definitely was not wet -
if anything it
looked burnt to a crisp.  The horse was brought in every
night to a
dry-clean stall and he still got it.  Is it possible that
it's contagious?
This particular horse is 8 yrs. old and never had it
until last year.  He
was at a trainer's facility for a month (June) and then
brought home.  Did
not have scratches from what I could see - in August he
developed it.
Thanks,
Wendy

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim
& Drin Becker
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 12:16 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] Scratches


"
Does anyone out there have a wonder cure for Scratches.
 I am using
Shapleys MTG from Jeffers.  Seems to be helping but would
like a faster =
cure
for this nasty stuff.  I have tried Micro Tek and Destin
before and it =
does
not seem to help any better.  Help!

All of my riding horses have been prone to scratches
unfortunately ,
probably because they are kept in an irrigated pasture
that also contains
clover :-) Every one of my horses responds differently ,
what works like a
miracle on one won't begin to heal the other . One horse
Trail Rites magical
cream worked great , another was a 50/50 solution of
penicillin and DMSO ,
my current horse Micro Tek is the cure . All I know for
sure are that they
are a huge pain to treat no matter what . What I would
like to hear from you
guys is what do you put on your horse at a ride or at
home to prevent
getting them ? It seems like destin would tend to keep
the dirt and sand on
the area instead of protecting it or am I wrong about
that ?
                     Drin Becker
                     Mtn Region


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