Thrushy Feet

[xgemmax]

I know this topic has probably been done to death(!) but just after some advice. My boy has been barefoot a year now and has always struggled with thrushy feet if I don't put his field paste or something on everyday. It's easier to keep on top of in the winter when he's stabled at night as the feet get a chance to dry out, but now he is living out (due to injury he is chilling in the field) and his feet get damp from the dewy grass he's coming in with smelly feet and his central sulcas has started to crack again! We just got rid of the split last year after battling for months so really don't want it to worsen again!

The field he is out in doesn't have very good grass, it is very hay like and rough. He gets fed once a day for his supplements having half scoop hifi mollasses free, with scoop equinatural forage and mineral balancer supp, yea sacc, turmeric/oil/pepper.

Anything else I can change besides getting him off the grass? This is not really possible at the moment, or is it just a case of applying the field paste everyday?! I'm going through so much of it atm and it definitely says apply once a week to keep thrush away but that would not be enough for him how he is now

 

[MerrySherryRider]

I have one that suffers from thrush and have tried endless things. When he's stabled, the bed is so clean you could do surgery in there. It's an on going problem. I clear it and then, after some wet weather, it returns.
Keeping the sugar down in his diet seems to help, as he is IR, as does exercise. The vet previously cut the frogs quite aggressively to open the nooks and crannies where the infection hides and my farrier is pretty good at keeping the flaps trimmed. Keeping him on dry ground really makes a difference, but it's not possible all the time.
Soaking with Cleantrax is very effective at clearing the infection but for on going treatment, I hose the mud out of the frogs and currently use Stockholm tar spray as it gets into the holes well. Honey works well too and is quite soothing. At the end of the day, for him it's an ongoing issue and foot hygiene is probably the most useful treatment and what lotions you use all help but no one product seems to be a magical cure.
I have used the field paste but it's very expensive so probably use Sudocrem more often, to act as a barrier.

 

[xgemmax]

Thanks, yes I think his must be caused by the wet ground as well as he seems to be fine when it's really dry! I have ordered some of the sole cleanse so might see how that goes using everyday as cheaper than field paste

 

[galaxy]

Red Horse Hoof Stuff was fantastic at closing up my mares central sulcus. Didn't happen overnight but I saw the different within a couple of weeks.