Recent content by Jordi222

Hi all, I have a lovely 18 year old shire x cob mare, she is fearless and somewhat "bombproof". She has always been typically very lazy and won't ever put herself out to do too much work. She loves a good gallop on the beach with the other horses I go out with but is generally a typical plod...

Funnily enough, her rear hooves are both a funny shape (being minded by the farrier) as she came to me with one outgrowing abscess and one in the process! One hoof is pointed slightly- on the same side as the soreness on her front leg. Possible connection? She is only shod on the front two...

It's got me thinking that as we are on a clifftop, it could be a reaction to the salt in the soil we have.. Possibly drying her skin out? I try to keep her as clean as possible and we love Hibiscrub in our yard Also, as you've mentioned not letting the skin dry around it - should I use something...

Hi All, Here's a picture of how I find the leg (I apologise for the hairyness - it grows quickly!) Just so you can see the positioning on her front leg

Hi all - just an update. She had her jabs on Friday afternoon so took the opportunity to ask a second vet's opinion on her funny little injury on her leg. This vet thinks it's a variation of dermatitis and has suggested I keep it moist at all times, with acqueous, sudocrem or vaseline. Her...

Not pleased to hear about your horse doing this - but pleased to know I'm not the only one! Am currently treating as mud fever as a lot of responses have suggested this. It's hard to tell with my mare, she came from quite an unloved background.. Mentally and care-wise so I'm just going through...

I think I'd go with the 1st.. Only because my own opinion is that turn out is the better priority :)

Oh, and she is jet black so it's always great fun trying to find little nicks and sore bits.. Not! She has two white socks funnily enough - neither of which have ever had any problems! Sods law.

I may be best to treat it for a bit of everything so getting hold of some mud fever cream might be worth a go just to rule it out. I just would have expected my vet to pick up on this, so I am surprised. The creams seem inexpensive so hopefully I can find a solution.. Would that cause lameness...

Are you suggesting some sort of rubber protection on her hind feet so, if she is overreaching, it won't jab into her fronts? :)

Hiya, I bought them just under a week ago and have ridden twice. Before now, I had a softer woof wear brushing boot made of a foamy type material. It's so confusing, but I'm guessing if it was aggravating her, it would have been worse in trot, hence the lameness I guess. I think I've definitely...

I ruled mud fever out as the vet never suggested it, she is washed and groomed daily with 24/7 turnout so I hadn't even thought about it :/ I've just had a look online at pictures of mud fever and she hasn't lost any hair and the skin is still of a normal colour, it just appears sliced? I might...

Actually, that sounds like a good thought. It could be! She reluctantly lifts her fronts (she's a bit of a bag), so I'll have to have look tonight but I'm starting to think that might be a thought.. The brushing boot softens it where it holds her own moisture in, so perhaps when they come off...

Hi ester, it's horizontally across and is just over an inch long

Hi Jo1987, We have really great drainage where we are and haven't seen mud since March time.. I am mystified. I deosect her twice weekly all over as I am paranoid about bugs. I'll try and get some pictures tonight, but she doesn't usually let me get near the area. If I turn her out in a...