Barefooted Horses List Etiquette (This message is sent automatically monthly as a reminder) I have never been one for censorship of opinions and ideas;...
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Dec 1, 2004 9:30 pm
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In addition, the program is an enormous federal subsidy to the favored 'warehousers' -- ranchers who contract with the government to keep the unadoptable...
The scarey prospect is that the government will confiscate your horses. They did just that during the Civil War. (I must be really paranoid to think about such...
Thanks for your comments. The vet placed Schnapps' foot on a plastic-looking platform, but did not raise the other foot, so each x-rayed one was not load ...
Hi, I just recently got back into horses and have a gelding that came to me with an abscessed foot. Well after battling the natural elements I see a need for a...
In a nutshell, optimal trimming allows healthy hoof function. Maintaining the hooves to promote good coffin bone suspension and enough mechanism to provide...
Hi there, I have aquired a horse who has the most horendous problems with her feet. She obviously doesn't cope with wet conditions and her sole, etc have...
Hey, I would rather my horse dead than in the hands of some ignorant fool! ... From: Helen C. Chapman [mailto:hcc241@...] Sent: Sunday, November 28,...
My trimmer and friend always says when a horse abscesses keep them movin'! Believe it or not the hoof mechanism creates good blood flow and helps healing....
Hey Stanley, my horse had god awful feet when I first got him. Apple cider vinegar soaks are natures miracle! Not flavored.real cider vinegar. Oh, and...
It may not be the wet conditions your new horse is having problems with but the hooves themselves instead. Improper hoof form, lack of exercise, lack of...
Thanks Tiff, I know your words to be the truth. Porter is out every given moment, just for that very reason, other than cold rains. I use ACV (with the mother)...
In my search I ran across this list and having been married to a farrier for 10 years I can surely appreciate the need for an alternative means of protecting...
Good morning, If a horse did have this condition, and the outward symptom was a vertical crack, shaped like a tent, would it worsen over time? Would the crack...
... Would ... Hi Susan, Assuming the crack has formed in the toe area it sounds like a hoof form issue. Toe cracks can form because of stresses elsewhere in...
Hi Susan, just my .02.... it is very important to remove the mechanical cause of the crack and also treat any possible bacterial or fungal infection, I have...
Just a quick update on this horse. I had stated that he was a QH , 7yrs. given to me by owner because he had been diag. w/ above. Has tiny typical small oval...
... <snip> I had pictures of good feet and bad feet, and we even had some pictures of actual Chinese women's feet that had been bound and deformed as well as...
My 2 yo french Canadian stud colt has really good barefoot hooves, like a wild horse's . But this summer, he chose to stand in a stall that they used as their...
I have been talking to a gal who has a 13 year old 14 hand quarter pony. She has navicular and has foundered in the past, and she is just trying to find...
Hello, I have not posted in this group before but I thought I would pass along a home remedy for scratches/greasy heel if you wish to try it. I got it off of...
... this board often and was catching up today so...anyways... ... bound as a comparison of what shoeing does to horses feet is despondently inaccurate and...
Properly applied shoes can be fine for mature horses, but I think that any shoe applied to a horse that isn't mature(under 5 yrs of age at least and possibly...
that recipe sounds good! I've gotta try that one... You could also try washing with ivory soap and then drying very well...then rub desitin diaper rash...
We are still looking for a good AKC female Rottweiler to breed our male to...only want pick of the litter! If anyone knows of a nice female Rottie out there...
Hmm, I have always put sauerkraut on the area for as long as the horse needed (usually for 7 days). It heals quickly, beautifully, no harm. Always working. ...
Thank you for the recipe! I have been applying it for three days now, and I am wrapping the ankles, because it is so muddy out there. But he has deep gashes...
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