Preventing mud fever what do you use?

I slaver on Pig Oil, from knees/hocks downwards, and reapply every second or third day. My filly is very prone to MF and I've found this a cheap and effective way to keep the worst of it at bay.
 
Keratex powder once a week (it gets right in to the feathers and keeps the inside dry) followed by pig oil and sulpher a few days later, reapplied after a week (which seems to stops the mud sticking)

It lasts for a while too, so even when we get lax with applying it he stays doesn't get it.
 
I changed from commercial mixes to a non-mollassed 'barefoot' diet and he hasn't suffered since.

Before that I used Keratex powder.
 
I generally leave well alone! Barefoot friendly diet keeps her skin in good order (go ol' linseed!). Mud isn't lethal so I leave muddy legs (if v wet then I leave clean dry leg wraps on overnight - wash the leg wraps in non bio after each use) and v gently brush off in am when dry if we need to be tidier for a lesson or something. Never had any hint of mud fever on my sensitive skinned grey mares legs! Those on the yard that suffer are the ones in turnout boots with legs washed off all the time.
 
Oh and we don't wash legs (the only time Hercs legs get washed is if we're going somewhere and he has to be shiny)....we start applying in autumn and then only do it when legs are dry (though the keretex helps them to dry really quickly)...when winter sets in the legs start to get caked we either keep him in to dry off, brush the mud out and re-apply if we have to or we just leave it.

It makes me want to scream when I see people bringing their horses in then hosing off the tiny bit off mud on their legs every day.
 
Brush mud off at night time. Cover from fetlock down in vaseline every day when hunting. Seems to do the job. Also put Gold Label Mud Guard on legs and tummy on hunting days just to be on the safe side.
 
I use pig oil and sulphur, it is fantastic at keeping the skin protected and kills anything that might be lurking in the feathers.
 
Muddy marvel barrier cream. Apply once a week and do pretty much nothing else (you can hose legs off if you want, though & the cream stays on and still works). Works 100% even if the horse is knee deep in mud - love the stuff :D.
 
Our horses live out 24/7 and never have their legs washed off. We use pig oil and sulphur and have never had a problem - touch wood.
 
glosgirl said:
I generally leave well alone! Barefoot friendly diet keeps her skin in good order (go ol' linseed!). Mud isn't lethal so I leave muddy legs (if v wet then I leave clean dry leg wraps on overnight - wash the leg wraps in non bio after each use) and v gently brush off in am when dry if we need to be tidier for a lesson or something. Never had any hint of mud fever on my sensitive skinned grey mares legs! Those on the yard that suffer are the ones in turnout boots with legs washed off all the time.
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agree with this, I never get mud fever and don't use anything on their legs. The only mare I had that got very bad mud fever when she came some came right when put on a fully balanced diet. Feed from within and it shows outside.
 
winchester said:
DO you have to re-apply it every few days? Does it work? How do you mix it?
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We re-apply once a week max. And you can buy it pre-mixed (i think it can be cheaper to buy seperately and mix but no idea on quantities)

The Pig oil is water resistant and creates a barrier so rain and mud pretty much just slide straight off the legs and doesn't get to the skin. Then the sulpher kills the bacteria that causes mud fever. - thats the way I understand it anyway.
 
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