Old remedies

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Rachelashleigh

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Hi,

I was talking to a old horse man last week and we got talking about old fashioned remedies that used to be used and what are still used today.

We use a savoy cabbage leaf with cling film on knocks and bangs, something to do with the antioxidants in the cabbage when it sweats reduces bruising.

The old man was saying he used coal dust in feed day before working. (not saying I'm going to be doing this ir recommended anyone doing this)

Does anyone still use old remedies now?
 
No I don't, although I have heard of the cabbage leaf one.

I picked up a pot of Hilton Herbs cream once and had a sniff, and there was a very definite smell that I remembered from an oinment made up and used by an old local dealer/farmer which went under the universal name of "glue-its." It obviously contained the same sort of ingredients. It was used for everything from wounds to mud fever.
 
The cabbage and cling film is good for capped hocks too :)

Nettles are good for bringing out hammer marks and dapples. I still have an urge to plaster clay and brown paper on my horses legs after a work out :o
 
I had horrific radiation burns after breast cancer treatment. My BC nurse advised cabbage and it worked a treat.

On the horse side of things I still use Radiol in a bucket of wash off water, makes a cheap brace.
 
Old ones I've used or seen used in the past are Preparation H (piles cream) for proud flesh after a wound - this does work really well & I'd still have a crack today if the circumstances arose.
Udder salve is useful on most things except open wounds, old boss used it when I was a small bod & its still good to use these days.
For nettlerash or heat rash give horse a Guinness in daily feed (from grandpa, who worked with carriage driving horses) tho have never tried it myself...

Does anyone use DMSO90 these days for splints? (used to use this on occasions, have had no need in past 20 odd yrs tho)
Kaolin poultices - are they still used - does anyone boil up the tin these days? (can you still get it??)

I still use charcoal for wobbly tums :)

Oh - and clay & brown paper - that rocks back the years before we then moved onto Ice-Tite.

AA - my mum also used cabbage on her burns, it did a good job
 
There is an argument on facebook this evening about giving eggs and stout to horses. No one believes it was a routine addition to tired hunters feeds. They are all young horse owners and never heard of old remedies.

I am old and find horses dressed up in purple and bling odd.
 
This recipe is from an old stockman to give to horses with 'Rye Grass Staggers' or in spring for those on a high from the spring grass.

For an affected horse - feed twice daily
1 Tablespoon each
Baking Soda
Epsom Salts
Dried Thyme
Dried Yeast

For prevention - feed once daily
 
Ditchjumper2 said:
Whilst the use of clay is looked down on these days, it does work! Clay, brown paper and bandaging has reduced many a big leg to normality....with out vet too!
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Would this just be clay you find in a field? Or are the ones now sold in tack shops serving the same purpose? Looking for something to bring down swelling in my mares leg.
 
Aoibhinn said:
Would this just be clay you find in a field? Or are the ones now sold in tack shops serving the same purpose? Looking for something to bring down swelling in my mares leg.
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Cold and time. Use frozen peas.

Clay does nothing but make you feel as if you have done something.
 
AdorableAlice said:
There is an argument on facebook this evening about giving eggs and stout to horses. No one believes it was a routine addition to tired hunters feeds. They are all young horse owners and never heard of old remedies.

I am old and find horses dressed up in purple and bling odd.
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LOL, same here but it's not just odd, it's tacky! The hunters always had Guinness/Mackessons with eggs.

A great pick me up is Kossolian, still available today and half the price of the other energy boosters.

Brewers yeast is a great digestion aid which helps with skin and hoof condition; thank goodness that one is still being used, it used to be a lot harder to get than it is now.

Mix up mustard powder and lard for an abcess or for mud fever and a bread poultice is as good as Animalintex any day.
Stockholm Tar with a little oil is a great hoof oil and ST is good for thrush too.
 
Years ago I gave my mare stout and eggs for a couple of days before a show. I don't think she spent more than 20% of the time on four legs all day - she was feeling so good lol.
 
Aoibhinn said:
Would this just be clay you find in a field? Or are the ones now sold in tack shops serving the same purpose? Looking for something to bring down swelling in my mares leg.
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I use Amorica powder I think it can still be found and I mix it up with Witch Hazel rather than water. It is very good for reducing swellings in legs from bruising etc.
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
Stockholm Tar........ was supposed to be a "fix" for everything, wounds the lot, just used to slap it on.

I still have some: very useful for putting on heels and frogs & hooves to guard against "nasties" like mud fever. Plus I just LOVE the smell of it!
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We were told to put it on their tongue if they had a cough too.
 
Gloi said:
We were told to put it on their tongue if they had a cough too.
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Ooh, no, there was some other black tarry stuff which was for coughs. And Banakoff, a grease with menthol in it which you smeared in their false nostril, a bit like Vicks. I think I might still have some in my cupboard
 
Tnavas said:
Clay draws brilliently - don't underestimate it thats why we used to use Kaoline Poultice in the days before Animalintex - remember there are a lot of medicinal minerals in many clays and soils as well as bugs.
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The question was about reducing filled legs, not drawing pus from a wound. For filled legs, clay does nothing whatsoever. And for a wound, magnesium sulphate paste is clean, easy and very effective.
 
seejay said:
The question was about reducing filled legs, not drawing pus from a wound. For filled legs, clay does nothing whatsoever. And for a wound, magnesium sulphate paste is clean, easy and very effective.
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HAve you ever put Mag Sulph paste on a wound on yourself? It's evil! It will smart and smart and smart and smart for as long as its on - I'd never use it on an open wound - use salt - it stings initially but wears off fast.
 
The Xmas Furry said:
For nettlerash or heat rash give horse a Guinness in daily feed (from grandpa, who worked with carriage driving horses) tho have never tried it myself...
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Interesting! I always give a bottle of Guinness in the feed on Christmas day, but never considered it had any veterinary value.

Tnavas said:
This recipe is from an old stockman to give to horses with 'Rye Grass Staggers' or in spring for those on a high from the spring grass.

For an affected horse - feed twice daily
1 Tablespoon each
Baking Soda ..
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I give my horse baking soda in spring and autumn, really helps with footiness from growing grass. I got it off a barefoot forum though, had no idea it was an old remedy!

The only old remedy I use and rely on is pig oil and sulphur on the feathers, cures mites and stops mud fever.
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
Stockholm Tar........ was supposed to be a "fix" for everything, wounds the lot, just used to slap it on.

I still have some: very useful for putting on heels and frogs & hooves to guard against "nasties" like mud fever. Plus I just LOVE the smell of it!
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Yep, have just found a tack shop that stocks it. Got so excited when I found it and am now using it with some hessian to plug a huge abscess hole that the red horse products just fall out of.
 
And some were not so good. Kerosene - used to clean wounds and even worse, for flushing mares. Old farmers remedy and one best consigned to the round file alongside pin firing!
 
Kerosene these days is still used to kill bot eggs, use a cloth dipped in kerosene and wipe over affected area, it kills the eggs. For a shine on the coat, pour some kerosene into water, swish around and wet a cloth, then wipe over the horse.
 
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