cadno1
Active Member
Hi,
May be this should go somewhere else but I couldn't find a Farriery part of the forum! Briefly, my friend's cob mare has been diagnosed with Seedy Toe. I think this is the 'external' type as it was discovered in the outside, front of the mares two hind hooves during shoeing, and there was no separation at the white line. Farrier has cut large inverted 'v' shapes so far into the hooves that you can see most of the shoe at the bottom, wider part of the groove. Farrier has told us to scrub the groove out and clean it with a solution he supplied of eucalyptus and iodine. My friend says he told her to do this once every 2 days and my friend seems unconcerned by the condition. I have since investigated the condition and discovered some real horror stories about it (linked to laminitis, causing lameness etc). I keep the horse at my place and I woud be happy to clean it once every day (my firend only comes over every 2 - 3 days) as I feel - as the horse is on wet / muddy pasture - the cleaner it is kept the better. I really want to help my friend's horse but can anyone tell me whether it is too much to clean it daily, or even twice daily (i.e. will it do more harm than good?). Also, is there any other product people can recommend as the farrier's stuff won't last long, and I doubt we'll have cured it by the time it runs out. We also need to encourage rapid hoof growth, because of the groove - any suggestions about this please? Any advice gratefully received.
May be this should go somewhere else but I couldn't find a Farriery part of the forum! Briefly, my friend's cob mare has been diagnosed with Seedy Toe. I think this is the 'external' type as it was discovered in the outside, front of the mares two hind hooves during shoeing, and there was no separation at the white line. Farrier has cut large inverted 'v' shapes so far into the hooves that you can see most of the shoe at the bottom, wider part of the groove. Farrier has told us to scrub the groove out and clean it with a solution he supplied of eucalyptus and iodine. My friend says he told her to do this once every 2 days and my friend seems unconcerned by the condition. I have since investigated the condition and discovered some real horror stories about it (linked to laminitis, causing lameness etc). I keep the horse at my place and I woud be happy to clean it once every day (my firend only comes over every 2 - 3 days) as I feel - as the horse is on wet / muddy pasture - the cleaner it is kept the better. I really want to help my friend's horse but can anyone tell me whether it is too much to clean it daily, or even twice daily (i.e. will it do more harm than good?). Also, is there any other product people can recommend as the farrier's stuff won't last long, and I doubt we'll have cured it by the time it runs out. We also need to encourage rapid hoof growth, because of the groove - any suggestions about this please? Any advice gratefully received.
