Hooves

[MeganBilly]

Hello,

Would appreciate some advice

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My horse has been standing in a wet field for a couple of days. His cuticles have turned white and are approx 1cm in width (and have been this way for 3 days). Hooves are fine, no cracks, dishes etc.

I wouldn’t be concerned if we’d just been on a days hunting and he was now going home to a dry stable, but he lives out nowadays.

So given that the field could remain damp for a while, how worried should I be about his cuticles being so pronounced for this length of time?

 

[Stella]

I can't offer advice I'm afraid, as I just don't know. If I were you, I give my farrier a ring. He'd be the best to advise and would be the most reasuring for you.

 

[Donkeymad]

I'm not sure what you mean by cuticles?? Do you mean the coronary band or perhaps the white line? Whichever, having got rather damp should not prove a problem.