TicTac
Well-Known Member
Neither of my horses ever get it allthough my problems start in the summer for my mare who suffers with leukocytoclastic vasculitis :-(
No mud fever here. Our horses live out 24/7, AND WE LEAVE THEIR LEGS ALONE!! No hosing down, no clipping, and minimal brushing so as to leave the natural oils in. They range from a TB through a M/W and a Welsh Section C to a Dartmoor. They have hard standing, and bedded down barns into which they can go at will, so their feet and lower legs do dry out, but that's it.
Waving here too!
Not hosing their legs is the answer to not getting it! Leave them alone! The one year my pony was on part livery the yard manager used to bring her in and hose her legs = mud fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not only no mud fever, but no mud either The drought in the SE has some benefits
None here and mine are turned out 24/7/365 on clay soil!
Hands up. Never had to deal with mud fever in the 30 plus years I've owned horses/ponies.
No mud fever but two out of three have rain scald even though we haven't had much rain. One had it 11years ago but nothing until this year and the other was the first time that we know of. I've also heard of other first time cases of rain scald this year but without mud fever.
Despite thick clay good old pig oil and sulphur has kept our horses mud fever free again, thank goodness.
mine has lived out for the first time this winter, not a spot of mud fever. This despite never washing her legs, which are very hairy (shes a clydesdale) . She has been wearing a thick coat of mud since October, apart from a few days when it has been dry and the mud has fallen off! Havent used a thing on them, just left well alone. Have I just been lucky, or is it a case of "if it aint broke dont fix it" ?
Hands up, none of mine have had it this winter......but our 'mud' comes half way up their hoof nail at it's worse x
Always makes me smile - if doing nothing, ie not washing off etc, prevented mud rash, then why would mud rash even exist...??
At the end of the day if what you do works for you and your horse then great. Thats the key - finding what works for each horse..