[clinchblock]

y the sole is so hard is from standing on the sole itself ( cant walk ) turn into a hard callous witch afected the under sole (sencitive stucture ) inturn bruseing = abses

[clinchblock]

im sorry im not at all good with the computer but ive ben lucky with getting my clients horses sound ( as far as feed try the race track ) nothing hot , thay will know what U mean.

[jumpthemoon]

Originally Posted by Laffee Taffee

I live in Southern California, near Riverside. I think I've got three options: grass hay, meadow hay, and orchard hay. There's gotta be a feed store that's got at least one.

Orchard hay is lovely! Meadow hay is less rich. Go look at it.

[Laffee Taffee]

Originally Posted by clinchblock

y the sole is so hard is from standing on the sole itself ( cant walk ) turn into a hard callous witch afected the under sole (sencitive stucture ) inturn bruseing = abses

Ooooh okay, that makes sense, she's only got bruising and absesses in that one hoof, so I should make her stand in a very very soft area? And I can't seem to find the absess that's in her hoof, it's so chopped up and rough

[jumpthemoon]

Originally Posted by Laffee Taffee

Ooooh okay, that makes sense, she's only got bruising and absesses in that one hoof, so I should make her stand in a very very soft area? And I can't seem to find the absess that's in her hoof, it's so chopped up and rough

Try an Epsom salt soak if you can get her to stand in it. Very good to draw out abscesses.

[Laffee Taffee]

Originally Posted by jumpthemoon

Try an Epsom salt soak if you can get her to stand in it. Very good to draw out abscesses.

Ooh I do have epsom salt, how long should I soak her foot for?

[PeggySue]

OK that is ALOT of sugars and starches WOW so yes the feed is alot of the problem on top of IMO the feet look TERRIBLE ...

if you pm me your zip I can try to find somethign better in your area ... I can name off a bunch but it does no good if you can't get them

[IIIBarsV]

Yes, definitely cut out the grain. That sounds like an awful large amount of sugar going into her. You may see an improvement just from doing that.

Try to find a grass hay and soak the flakes before feeding them- that will help reduce the sugar content in the hay as well.

If you are concerned about her weight (which is likely decreased from being sore all this time), look into adding soaked shredded beet pulp (specifically ask for NO MOLASSES) to her diet. Always soak it- easier for older horses to eat.

Basically, Sugar/Molasses = The Devil's Playtoy

[Dawn]

Originally Posted by Laffee Taffee

mixed with about 2 pounds of mollasses or 3 cans of the coffee can (she was my friend's horse before she was mine, and I've just been feeding her the same way he was). She has the molassus because she wasn't eating her food because we're putting the bute in it. She gets one flake of hay when I feed her, and she eats at 8 AM and again at 5 PM.

O..M...G....Please tell me that that's a typo? How can you possibly be feeding her 2 lbs of mollasses a day?

[oldhorsehome]

I have a Cushings horse and a Cushings/IR pony.

Please join the yahoo group: Equine Cushings and IR

Please don't give this horse any more molasses. Remove as much starch from her diet as possible. Why is she on senior? I highly suggest changing to a ration balancer, get off of alfalfa hay (use a different type of hay). Put her on a magnesium supplement too.

Her diet is the main cause of problems, IMO. But, she also needs to be moving around. Increasing the blood flow to her feet will help tremendously.

Good luck!!