Thrush?

[Christmas_Kate]

hello, I'm hoping someone may be able to shed some light onto this.
I'm just about to turn our little shettie out for the summer.
I was picking out his hooves today and noticed a sticky black tarry substance coming from the deep cleft of the side of the frog. It doesnt smell particularly offensive, and is just a tiny tiny amount.
I assumed it could be thrush, so cleaned the hoof and put purple spray on.

I'm now wondering if it IS thrush, or could it be something else? He HAS to go out this weekend so wantt o ensure that I'm doing the right thing.
He wouldnt strike me as a candidate for thrush, he has shallow little hooves, kept very clean and mucked out fully daily.

Any ideas or advice would be welcome. He has no other signs of anything, no lameness, no heat.

 

[Jemayni]

Sounds like thrush... I think any horse can get thrush irrelevant of their care, its just one of those things.... In theory wouldnt he be better in the field anyway as mud wouldnt affect it? I wouldnt be overly concerned, its hardlly a life or death situation; you can just ask your farrier next time he is around. I also find Hydrogen peroxdie more effective than purple spray at clearing it up!

 

[Christmas_Kate]

Thanks. I looked this morning and no sign

so maybe it was just nothing.... I am a worry wort lol.

 

[chunklovescooks]

yeh sounds like classic symptoms of thrush although thrush usualy has a distintive fishy smell