mud fever

[princesskelly]

hi need some advice. my mare suffers mud fever which i have under controll but i can only ride in the afternoon so by this time her legs are wet and muddy so i wash legs of (which i've been told not to by some people

) then i towle dry them or i use my hair dryer! i have to ride her with boots which is why i wash legs. the problem is her legs are either still damp from being washed or i'll be putting boots on muddy legs. what should i do? getting lots of different things said to me and i'm all confused.tired equi-chaps last year but they made mud fever worse! i have used sportabac boots but they dont dry over night! she has a barrier cream put on in the morning and she's on naf mud guard. help please!

 

[jg71217]

Hello, this was also a real problem for my horse until last year. I now use a product called Mud Fever spray. You don't need to wash the legs with this as it keeps them free from mud and amazingly clean. Last year my mare had mud fever and the spray cleared this up fast, this year I applied it as soon as the wet weather came as a preventative.

Hope this helps as I know it can be a real problem.

 

[H-J]

Who makes the mud fever spray?

 

[jg71217]

I bought it from their website www.mudfever.net. Not sure if it is sold anywhere else.

 

[princesskelly]

hi thanks for that will be buying some! do i spray it on before she goes in field then i can just get her in from field put boots on and ride?

 

[jg71217]

Yes spray it on before she goes in to the field, I usually apply lots of it on the first application and then top up every other day.

 

[Blizzard]

A thank you from me too, will be trying it myself!

 

[princesskelly]

thanks.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

These threads are a mine of information, Thanks for the info.

 

[vicm2509]

A good barrier is Baby Oil. Put it onto dry legs twice a week, put plenty on and really rub it it. This will form a waterproof barrier so you can still rinse off her legs as long as you dont go mad by scrubbing them every day. Or there is some stuff in Robinsons called Leg Guard, it works out cheaper than baby oil if you are ordering from robinsons anyway. It is just and oil based lotion though, im using that at the moment.

 

[Triskar]

Cheap vegetable oil works, too.

 

[madabout2]

I use mudguard feed additive and turnout boots (sportabac). Started beginning of September - so far have not had any mudfever although other horses in same field have.

 

[Salcey]

I use udder cream as my mare only suffers a bit