fed up, please help?

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Random post, just to moan about how fed up I am, sympathy would be much appreciated! so it began about 4/5 months ago..
After months and months of pestering for a horse, my Grandad bought me a horse. I was/still am naturally besotted and in absolute love with my 15.2hh, ex-polo, bay thoroughbred, everything was perfect.
Then came the napping.. got over that eventually.
Next was the lameness, cellulitus.. recovered from that.
After that scabs appeared, mud fever.. just about got rid of that after weeks of tlc, a bottle of hibiscrub and some muddy buddy barrier cream.
Then the bucking, just paid someone to come and have a look at his back, before I get chance to see an improvement, get a phone call. Its my Grandad who tells me they've had to had the vet out due to lameness (from the mud fever) and I just want to cry! :( :'(
Sorry for the aimless babbling, any tips on getting the scabs off a horse with mud fever? :confused:
 
Oh, it sounds like you are having a bad time of it at the moment but with horses there is always likely to be something to worry about and if there isn't anything then you start worrying about what could possibly go wrong!

Try to make the best of things and enjoy your horse, plenty of hugging, fussing, grooming and watching ... bonding.

Hopefully things will improve soon.

xxx
 
Oh the joys of owning horses. Many hugs and things will get better, but I'm afraid thats what horses do to us, make us poor, want to pull our hair out, shout,scream kick the nearest wall, but one soft breath down your neck and calling to you when you see them it's all forgotten:):):):):):) Just enjoy the bad with the good
 
Horses are a lot like children - there's always something that needs doing/paying for/caring for etc.
Have you tried hibiscrub for the scabby mud fever? Available from most chemists and some tack shops and cheaper than many solutions too. Use it liberally to soften and remove scabs then rinse and dry thoroughly.
As to prevention, well there is varying opinion on that ;). If you are going to clean the mud off then make sure it is done well and then dried well. You can get barrier creams but these sometimes prevent the skin breathing, mix with the mud and cause other problems.

Maybe other forum members could let you know what works for them?
 
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