cow pony

[Shavings]

WARNING! if you are eating dont read this!

its a What would you do post sorry!

so as you all know i brought chance my cob in august and he arrived on island in September, 10 days later i broke my elbow
so he has been out enjoying field life since, the field is large (at least 4 acres i would say) and full of grass

he is isn't out alone 3 other horses with him

any way he has a runny bottom, and when i say runny his back legs are brown/black
he is getting it rinsed but i am worried about how cold the water must be and washing out the natural oils out of his coat and welcome mud fever

he isn't feed any thing and trust me when i say he is FAT! he is rug less and will stay this way for the winter as i am not going to be able to ride til the new year

he is wormed and been worm counted (clear!)

vet saw him when he arrived and said he was health and happy horse

in him self chance hasn't changed at all still first at the gate for a cuddle, still greedy and still runny (he got of the trailer runny)

so dear HHOers what would you do for him?
leave his legs to stay brown and yukie?
feed him a supplement although trust me he needs no extra calories?
need him charcoal?

i must add i have checked he is showing no single sign of ulcers (my last horse a tb gelding was the ulcer king!) so i am 99.9% that he has none plus for the grass he has and the none stressful outlook on life he has they are very unlikely.

attached a photo of him in the field to give an idea on the grass (the chimney you can see poking up from the hill is from the kipper smoke house its on other side of the hill!)

 

[FinnishLapphund]

If horses have gut bacteria the same way we do, is it possible they've been so disturbed, that they need help to start working properly again?
If nothing else, perhaps you could try using vaseline, or perhaps udder cream, on his legs to try and protect the coat + skin.

 

[be positive]

If horses have gut bacteria the same way we do, is it possible they've been so disturbed, that they need help to start working properly again?
If nothing else, perhaps you could try using vaseline, or perhaps udder cream, on his legs to try and protect the coat + skin.

They do and they might require help to get it back again, if he was stressed by the journey, it will have been a big change if nothing else, then wormed, turned out onto rich grass which he may not be used to so the gut balance may be struggling to sort itself out, I would not leave it any longer as it can be damaging long term, try Protexin, if you phone them they will suggest the best product for the individual and it works fairly quickly.

https://www.protexin.com/products/gut-balancer/5

 

[splashgirl45]

i would also try protexin, my half tb loan horse used to go through this in the summer when first moved on to new pasture. protexin really worked for her, i started with that after reading good reviews on here, it worked after about 4 days of the max dose and then i dropped it down and continued for a further week till she was completely right.. if you dont have hot water where he is, take a flask of boiling water to mix with the cold to sponge off the mucky bits , i would also put a bit of baby bath or similar into the water. once washed off ,dry with a towel and then put baby oil on the parts which get covered in poo. that should protect him from getting sore. good luck, he looks like a good sort BTW...

 

[JFTDWS]

I had a similar problem with my mare last year (due to issues with grazing / management and stress) and I added a probiotic supplement. They're often quite palatable (my highlands once broke into tubs and ate it by itself - don't even ask!) so you can get away with giving it in a small handful of chaff.