Re: [RC] MUD!!!!! GREAT NEWS - thanks - Mary Ann Spencer
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
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).
>> 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 > >
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