Barefoot help - Thrush!

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I have had my horse Jake since June and when I got him he had shoes all round and his feet were in a bad way. Got the shoes off a couple of weeks later and his feet are at a much better angle now, but really struggling to get rid of the thrush in the centre of his frog. There's a deep crack and although I clean it out daily and have been treating it, the crack just doesn't seem to be widening out at all? Will post some pics below and hopefully somebody might be able to help me

These were when i fist got him (will just post pics of his front left to compare as will take up too much space to post all feet!):

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This was about a week after they came off, thrush was nearly gone

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Then this is today, nearly 3 weeks after his second trim, they look alot less bullnosed but the thrush seems to have got worse in the central sulcus now the grounds got wetter :( Also looks like his heels are a bit rubbed where they look whitish in this pic, is this normal? Do I need to put anything on it?

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Anyone got any tips to sort this out?? He could probably do with being ridden more on the roads I know, but having trouble with spooking and bronking at the moment with him!

Thanks :)
 
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Try flossing right to the bottom of the crack with gauze soaked in hibiscrub or iodine. I've been using out of date human dressings that were being thrown out of a first aid it. Not the absorbant pad in the middle but the bandage part.
 
I found Red Horse field paste to be really really good. In fact, I was surprised by how effective it was! I went abroad for six weeks in July, and pony had thrush and her frogs were all ragged and small. Left instructions for field paste to be applied 2-3 times a week, and came back to find her frogs looking fantastic! No thrush, and they look like the frogs of a horse in lots of work, nice and beefy, despite the fact she has essentially been sat in the field for 2 months!
 
Try (haha, in wet weather :)) and keep his feet dry for part of the day/night, bring in if you can ..the white on his bulbs i think are just waterlogged, (a bit like us turning into prunes in the bath and ends of fingers go whitish)
The angle of the hoof is looking better and the regrowth is looking a better angle growing down...
Heard good things about Red Horse products for thrush, you could also try canesten from the chemist, though this would have to be put onto dry feet.
 
My cob had thrush at the end of last winter as he was out 24/7 and it was so wet. I spoke to an equine podiatrist and she recommended Red Horse field paste which I ordered with her but while waiting for it to arrive I scrubbed his feet twice a day with hibi scrum using a toothbrush to get into the creases, by the time the paste came the thrush had cleared. I must confess that I also put human athletes foot cream on after drying the feet.:redface3:
 
Baytril from farmway for fungal infections, yeast, bacteria only need to use it once, trust me this stiff works. You will find it in the cattle section
 
Try Hydrogen Peroxide you can get it from the chemist for a couple of quid hold the foot up and pour a small amount in it will then fizz up. Twice a day for a few days normally works. If you want to get it in to a gap try using a plastic syringe
 
ive been trying to solve thrush problems in one of my horses since last December! I've used all sorts -

Salt water
hibi scrum
Hydrogen Peroxide
Field paste
another spray from 'red horse' a red liquid one that i cant remember the name off
Supreme products purple foot spray stuff
Ive even tried Dettol!!!

However the only one that seems to be making any difference is a purple spray designed for sheep foot rot!
 
Thanks everyone, will try some of these and update with how his feet are improving, so hard while the ground is wet as he lives out 24/7 so his feet don't have time to dry out!
 
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