only_me
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Hi all, have you had a horse with re-current abscesses?
Billy seems prone to them atm, he's been resting his hind for a few days now and had a dig around with knife/testers but nothing specific, so pleased to see this evening once has popped out at the heel. He’s never really lame with one (except for the massive one he had around Easter took 6 weeks of daily poultice &tubbing - no wonder the poor sod could barely walk) and usually the only sign I know he has one is if it either pops out or I notice him resting one leg more than the other.
He lives out and has just gone over to winter field so really reluctant to bring him in for poulticing anyway so usually I have a check with testers & then have a dig, if I can find it and release fab, can then flush with peroxide. It’s not the same foot each time either!
Is there anything that I can feed him or do to help his feet?
He’s been on the same feed (low starch)& joint supplement for the last 4 years lol. Summer/winter field is same area (across the road) and both are dry enough, the winter one has hard standing at the gate and is the driest field. Fair enough it does have a water jump in it which Billy regularly plays in so it’s as dry as I can make it lol. He has good feet & frogs, shod regularly with a fantastic farrier and basically lives the life lol. Lives out all year with access to a yard and stable as he pleases. His feet are picked out every (or nearly every) evening when he’s getting fed.
Farrier is out on Friday anyway but have you guys any advice or ideas that might help?
Thanks
Billy seems prone to them atm, he's been resting his hind for a few days now and had a dig around with knife/testers but nothing specific, so pleased to see this evening once has popped out at the heel. He’s never really lame with one (except for the massive one he had around Easter took 6 weeks of daily poultice &tubbing - no wonder the poor sod could barely walk) and usually the only sign I know he has one is if it either pops out or I notice him resting one leg more than the other.
He lives out and has just gone over to winter field so really reluctant to bring him in for poulticing anyway so usually I have a check with testers & then have a dig, if I can find it and release fab, can then flush with peroxide. It’s not the same foot each time either!
Is there anything that I can feed him or do to help his feet?
He’s been on the same feed (low starch)& joint supplement for the last 4 years lol. Summer/winter field is same area (across the road) and both are dry enough, the winter one has hard standing at the gate and is the driest field. Fair enough it does have a water jump in it which Billy regularly plays in so it’s as dry as I can make it lol. He has good feet & frogs, shod regularly with a fantastic farrier and basically lives the life lol. Lives out all year with access to a yard and stable as he pleases. His feet are picked out every (or nearly every) evening when he’s getting fed.
Farrier is out on Friday anyway but have you guys any advice or ideas that might help?
Thanks