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ellis9905

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after some advice please:)

i have a new boy for this winter,hes a heavy weight cob, his feathers have all been trimmed off, ( by previous owner)

now with all the recent rain him and my little pony have churned up the field and gateways ,and its all becoming rather muddy.

everyday both horses come in to have there feet picked out regardless of whether there working that day.

new cob seems to be a real mud monster and always seems to be plastered in mud, and im getting paranoid about mud fever!

do you wash mud off legs daily? or do you use any lotions/potions/barrier creams?

thanks for any replies
 
ellis9905 said:
after some advice please:)

i have a new boy for this winter,hes a heavy weight cob, his feathers have all been trimmed off, ( by previous owner)

now with all the recent rain him and my little pony have churned up the field and gateways ,and its all becoming rather muddy.

everyday both horses come in to have there feet picked out regardless of whether there working that day.

new cob seems to be a real mud monster and always seems to be plastered in mud, and im getting paranoid about mud fever!

do you wash mud off legs daily? or do you use any lotions/potions/barrier creams?

thanks for any replies
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Hi,

I never wash mud off from his legs. I have a heavy weight cob but unlike yours he does have all his feathers from his hocks down to covering his hooves. Last winter and this muddy summer all I do is brush off when dry, he has never had mud fever. The oils in his feathers and coat protect him.

Will you be letting his feathers grow back? In the meantime, just let his legs dry off then brush off. Personally, I think the more you interfere the more trouble you invite.
 
I never wash legs off, let it dry then brush off. If its really wet or its a horse with a tendency to get mudfever, I put a light coat of baby oil on. I would also be tempted to keep his feathers trimmed over winter. Big thick full feathers often offer protection, but short growing out ones still let the mud onto the skin & are harder to dry out, so are more likely to encourage mud fever.
 
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