thehorsephotographer
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Has anyone tried Silvestrol hoof spray or red house field paste for thrush? If so were either effective?
I'm wondering which is best to try first.
My mare is kept on a bare paddock with hay fed in small holed net and turnout into a small paddock with more grass for an hour a day (all this having been discussed & agreed with vet first).
I'm also feeding her pro hoof and micronised linseed in a very small amount of fast fibre (just enough to get the supplements into her) in an attempt to improve her hoof quality.
She was obese when we got her in October last year. In January djd was diagnosed with osteo arthritis in her right hand hock and given steroid injection early feb. her hooves weren't in very good condition when we got her - one of her hinds having a nasty sand crack. She's shod on front but not hinds.
When she was last shod farrier found on both fronts she had slight torn laminae which he said he wasn't worried about at present but needs careful monitoring. Spoke to vet about it and both he and farrier think its stress induced with steroid injection and all changes she's had since January. She's gone from being out in lush pasture in her previous home with quite a few horses to now being with one other on small paddock having changed field mates since she arrived with us a couple of times as we've tried to put in place a suitable management and rehab programme for her arthritis.
She also had a very sore back, neck and hamstrings caused in part by her alleviating pain from the hock so holding herself incorrectly and part due to old bruising from a previously ill fitting saddle and has been having regular physio treatment. So she's unable to be ridden at the moment too and is worked mostly in the paddock with some short inhand walks on the road - all of which is having a knock on effect on her hooves as she's mainly on a soft surface.
Previous to coming to us she's not had her hooves picked up or out much but we haven't had much problems doing this - until now. She's currently snatching her feet back, push pulling when trying to pick them out and putting all her weight on the fronts to prevent us from picking them up at all. All making treating the thrush difficult too. The farrier said when she was difficult this time round he was cutting her some slack as he thinks that she was uncomfortable. So any advice as to how to tackle this without stressing her more is welcome. Her paddock is dry but clay ish soil so when it rains quickly becomes muddy & slippy.
Thank you in advance.
Has anyone tried Silvestrol hoof spray or red house field paste for thrush? If so were either effective?
I'm wondering which is best to try first.
My mare is kept on a bare paddock with hay fed in small holed net and turnout into a small paddock with more grass for an hour a day (all this having been discussed & agreed with vet first).
I'm also feeding her pro hoof and micronised linseed in a very small amount of fast fibre (just enough to get the supplements into her) in an attempt to improve her hoof quality.
She was obese when we got her in October last year. In January djd was diagnosed with osteo arthritis in her right hand hock and given steroid injection early feb. her hooves weren't in very good condition when we got her - one of her hinds having a nasty sand crack. She's shod on front but not hinds.
When she was last shod farrier found on both fronts she had slight torn laminae which he said he wasn't worried about at present but needs careful monitoring. Spoke to vet about it and both he and farrier think its stress induced with steroid injection and all changes she's had since January. She's gone from being out in lush pasture in her previous home with quite a few horses to now being with one other on small paddock having changed field mates since she arrived with us a couple of times as we've tried to put in place a suitable management and rehab programme for her arthritis.
She also had a very sore back, neck and hamstrings caused in part by her alleviating pain from the hock so holding herself incorrectly and part due to old bruising from a previously ill fitting saddle and has been having regular physio treatment. So she's unable to be ridden at the moment too and is worked mostly in the paddock with some short inhand walks on the road - all of which is having a knock on effect on her hooves as she's mainly on a soft surface.
Previous to coming to us she's not had her hooves picked up or out much but we haven't had much problems doing this - until now. She's currently snatching her feet back, push pulling when trying to pick them out and putting all her weight on the fronts to prevent us from picking them up at all. All making treating the thrush difficult too. The farrier said when she was difficult this time round he was cutting her some slack as he thinks that she was uncomfortable. So any advice as to how to tackle this without stressing her more is welcome. Her paddock is dry but clay ish soil so when it rains quickly becomes muddy & slippy.
Thank you in advance.
