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Pets & Working Animals => Horses, ponies, donkeys & mules => Topic started by: MelRice on June 27, 2011, 08:45:51 pm
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My ex-racer has infected "white lines" (the line round the inside edge of the underside of the hoof between horn and sole) Has anyone got any remedies?
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the farrier first. but failing that use biokill or hibiscrub neat. but best let the expert have a look first.
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You need the vet and the farrier to work together if its white line disease. Get it checked immediatley.
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our vets don't know enough about it they refered us to the farrier on yell. it was her advice on how to treat it that worked. Its a nasty thing and can't be left. It needs iding by someone trained thou.
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Definitely get the farrier out asap - if s/he needs a vet they'll say so but most will tackle it best themselves as they're foot experts. This can take a while to resolve so the farrier will then trim out over time until it's back to healthy tissue throughout the foot.
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Get the farrier out asap, don't try to save money with diy tips. Speak to the experts.
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its not money saving. we only get a visiting farrier every 6 months. we have two retired farriers that will give advice but won't travel. the vets ok for basics but they have admitted it themselves they don't know as much as the farrier.
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.....we only get a visiting farrier every 6 months. we have two retired farriers that will give advice but won't travel. the vets ok for basics but they have admitted it themselves they don't know as much as the farrier.
Every six months (I sacked my last farrier cos he wanted to leave 10 weeks between visits), that is quite a wait. Guess it must be your location ???
PS: Melrice, if your problem is you can't get the farrier out quickly - can you speak to him over the telephone about a product he suggests using for the ailment - and then order it online following his instuctions for application?
Hope all goes well.
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I'ved found Red Horse http://www.redhorseproducts.com/Hoof_Care (http://www.redhorseproducts.com/Hoof_Care) to be very good used their sole clense and Artimud paste for a crack which turned out to be quite a big cavity at the front of my mares hoof at the white line
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Getting a good farrier round here is not easy, and they charge a fortune. One we had would grumble if the pony moved an inch while he was working, and he was only trimming, not shoeing. Cost a fortune with the amount we have, so we have our own rasp, and cutters and do it ourselves - all are barefoot. Quite a lot of people here have binned their farrier due to high costs, unreliability, and poor shoeing. We have always had barefoot ponies, but I have noticed a lot more horses now without shoes.
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Thanks for all the posts...He is seen regularly by a friend trianed in hoof care. I just wondered about other views. Round here (Eastern Germany) there are smiths for basic trimming and whacking shoes on ...one lives nextdoor, and then a new breed that look more into a holistic hoof care, like my friend. Im very lucy realy. I dont realy want to go back to shoes as I dont ride that much and the horse is not bothered what his feet look like as long as it doesnt hurt. Thanks again Mel.
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id stick with a qualified farrier rather than a barefoot trimmer or such, farriers know more about horses feet than a vet does and study for years. i wouldnt risk the horses feet if there is an infection there.
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I would if they were around here but in Eastern Germany there are only the two kind of hoof "specialists" no british sort of Farrier!