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Re: [RC] White Line - rides2farWhite line is environmental and seems to be very related to the weather. Word is the fungus or whatever is pretty much everywhere. The time that it seems most likely to crop up is when you've had a long dry spell, then get some wet weather. Cut it out, hit it with some formaldehyde and it's history. The thing that seems to make them sore is the dirt working up under the wall. If it's really deep like that you can clean it out good and take some loose cotton, stretch it, soak it in iodine and pack it in there. It'll stay for weeks sometimes. I've seen horses who had the whole wall of their hoof cut off but had enough up high to hold the clinches on the nails. The horse was never lame and continued to be ridden. I wouldn't panic or worry about my horse being around the others. Just cut away the damaged looking area if it's not deep, paint it with formaldehyde (not very often...maybe every 4 days...it's very drying) and that'll probably do it. If somebody else has a "proper" diagnosis and treatment that contradicts mine feel free to follow their orders but this has worked great through several outbreaks around here. Seems the barefoot horses get it more often contrary to what they first told us. Angie On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:32:49 -0500 "Christina McCarthy" <christina_mccarthy@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Question, 2 horses where I keep my horse have been diagnose with white line. We changed fairer s and he discovered it. Is this a contagious? My horse is not in their pasture (Neither of the horses diagnosed with it where in the same pasture either, though they come inside for meals. My horse is fed in his pasture. The only time he comes in is when I bring him inside, 3 x a week. Anyway, if anybody knows anything about this debilitating hoof problem please e mail me. Thank you. Chris & JJ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The bigger they are, the farther you fall. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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