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    Has anyone bought a horse with sarcoids?

    When you say small sarcoid, how small? Athough I would hesitate to buy a horse with sarcoids, it is possible to clear them out if you start soon enough. If you google it, you will find that the concensus of opinion appears to suggest that you shouldn't touch them from the outside, e.g. ringing...
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    Frustrated, Horse still not drinking!!

    Is there a stream or river nearby that you could ride him or lead him into? No experience of this - just a thought that some horses like to play with the water, and that might persuade him.
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    Pastern Dermatitis "mud fever"

    Hi, I have to deal with pastern dermatitis regularly, and agree that it seems to be connected to thistles, and/or sunlight, and is bacterial or fungal. My tried and tested method is as follows. Do not interfere with lesions, let them come off on their own. First spray with purple spray (pure)...
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