Re: Cumulative Hoof Stress
Joyce Kellenberger (joyce@homer.ca.boeing.com)
Wed, 13 Nov 96 20:18:17 PST
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> I was once told here in Nor Cal that my mare had white line. It turned out
> it was something called sandy foot??? and looks like white line. As far as I
> know White Line is HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS. If one horse has it it can pass on the
> soil, let alone hoof picks to all other horses. So if your horse in Oregon
> has WL and none of the others do it is probably something else. \
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> Again I may be wrong on this but this is the common understanding in this area.
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> Good luck!
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> Jessica
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>One of my horses had white line disease in a rear hoof; the other two never
got it although they shared the same field, hoof picks, etc. I understand
it is a fungus which would explain the contagious aspect of it. I guess I
was lucky. It is very difficult to get rid of. It took us 9 months to
completely erradicate the disease. The hoof wall had to be cut away and
was treated with mercurachrome (sp?). I had to order that from the pharmacy
and it was fairly expensive. I purchased some for my vet and my farrier as
well so they would have it on hand. It's a good idea not to seal the hoof
with a laminate or epoxy unless you are absolutely sure there is no fungus
still breeding inside. We used the resin mixture after a good portion of
hoof returned. It was a long, arduous process. I, too, believe it is common
in this part of the country because of the excess moisture. Terrible stuff,
however, the horse was never lame and even competed on a few endurance rides
during the healing process.
Joyce
Arlington, WA
(Connie: I think I rode with you and Liz Dale at Bully Wully this past year).
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