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Roo has mud fever/photosensitivity/something along those lines. She gets it in summer but not in winter, so I don't think it's mud fever. But she gets sores on the back of her leg just above her hoof (sorry technical words have abandoned my mind tonight)
I was thinking of buying some of these:
http://www.robinsons-uk.com/products/Productdetail.asp?ProductCode=54624
And just wondered if anyone had used them before, or if anyone had any suggestions? I think I will buy them, keep roo on box rest or out for a couple of hours a day, while hibiscrubbing, to hopefully heal what she has, and then put those boots on and turn out.
What do you guys think?
Nickie
 
I had those and my horse ripped them - they are quite thin. Her field is really muddy in winter but they are supposed to be robust in the worst muddy fields.
 
Yep, just realised you said she only gets it in summer. They should be fine for over the summer and won't make her legs as sweaty as the thicker ones might.
 
be careful they dont make the horses legs hot and sweaty, they then itch them and it makes the skin worse. How about a bit of vaseline or udder cream to barrier the skin rather than those boots???
 
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There's no mud in my field, it's dry, so hopefully they wouldn't get damaged from that
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Would her legs not sweat in them though, given that most people would be using them during the colder months.
 
I don't know, they might do. But apparently they are quite thin. Her legs look awful, she's gone one 'wound' that is pussing, (if that's a word) and its disgusting. I went through the whole hibiscrub thing last year, it didn't help, I really don't know what to do with her
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Nickie
 
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I don't know, they might do. But apparently they are quite thin. Her legs look awful, she's gone one 'wound' that is pussing, (if that's a word) and its disgusting. I went through the whole hibiscrub thing last year, it didn't help, I really don't know what to do with her
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I feel for you.

I was just wondering whether heat and sweating inside the chaps might actually aggrevate the problem, not help cure it.

If you think it's sun burn, does bringing in during the day, out overnight not help at all?
 
I don't bring her in most days, but I'm scared that if I do that and it doesn't help then she'll suffer for longer. I wish I could just click my fingers and everything would heal.
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Im not sure if it's something on the grass that could cause it?
Nickie
 
One of mine gets cracked heels, and I use Keratex powder which is essentially for mud fever. It might be worth a try. It isnt as messy as barrier creams.
 
i asked about the buttercups as i had a similar problem and it turned out to be the sun reflecting off the buttercups causing sunburn - get rid of the buttercups no more problems
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Any idea what size I should buy, you can see her feet in my sig.
Medium - Cannon Width 20-22cm
Large - Cannon Width 22-25cm
Or do I need to go with a tape measure lol
Nickie
 
My white legged mare suffers from the same problem and the best way to deal with it is Sudocream, simple, effective and cheap.

Personally I would try to avoid strapping the legs up as they will only make her legs sweat and rub the affected area ( despite what it says on the packet) Save your money.
 
I used them and they caused my horse to get mudfever as all the mud gathered up in the bottom. Don'y quote me on this as not sure but a yard i worked on used to cover her horses legs with sudocrem and then wrap them in clinfilm which stopped and mud going on it don't know whether its safe or not
 
My first thought was buttercups. But it's not the sun reflecting off them - they contain a chemical that can cause photosensitivity when it gets on the skin. My horse used to get a really scabby muzzle at the old yard where there were loads of buttercups & hasn't had any problems since we moved.
 
We did have millions of buttercups, but they seem to have died down or been eaten. So surely her legs should be looking better now, if that is the cause?
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The whole field looked like it does in this picture. But there's not many left, if any.
Nickie
 
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My old mare used to get MF in winter and was photosensitive. I had her bloods done and her liver was fine so it was just one of those things that she was photosensitive.

Buttercups can cause photosensitivity so if you can graze on "clean" pasture that would be better. In saying that buttercups seem to be everywhere this year...

I had the close contact chaps for MF in winter and they done an ok job. They should only be worn a max of 12hrs so legs are still exposed the rest of the time. I don't think they'd be suitable for use during the summer as they are neoprene and would heat legs up.

I used the equilibrium sun chaps in summer and they stopped the hair falling out of my mares white hind socks and her skin from scabbing. They didn't rub at all. She had them on during the day and off at night when it was cooler and the sun was gone.

I used the sz 2 on my 15hh arab and also on my 16hh fine TB if that gives you an idea of sizes.

Some sort of barrier cream, like nappy cream, on her heels helped and then I put the sun chaps on.

Don't know if the photosensitivity affects your horse's face but the hair in my mare's blaze used to fall out and her nose would go bright pink. I used baby sun block applied at least twice a day and an equilibrium sun muzzle guard on a field safe headcollar and found that it really helped too.

I don't work for equilibrium, just really rate their ranges!
 
tammy has that! she gets mud fever in the winter andf itching mitey legs in the summer. we are getting these for winter but at the mo just puting sudocrem and mud fever cream on them. lots of fly spray to.
 
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