Goldenstar
Well-Known Member
No, white line disease is hidden by the shoes and a huge proportion of shod horses have it.
Thrush is in the frog, not the sole or the hoof wall, and the treatments recommended are completely harmless if the horse does not actually have it, so better safe than sorry, in my book.
That's where I am too even before I got into this naked joined toes feet hoof thing thrush in more noticeable without shoes with naked feet or whatever because the frogs have more contact with the ground .
My horses don't get thrush because I am always on top of there foot/hoof or whatever hygiene but I always was that's nothing to do with barefoot ( gosh that's easier).