Hoof Help

SyntheticTrust · 03-09-2005, 02:08 PM

Hoof Wall Separation?

What causes it become separated? How does it heal?

The farrier came today. A New One. All the horses have hoof wall separation except Sensation and Jacqueline. Some horses have it in all four hooves badly, Blackie only has it in her right fore foot. We are currently using bleach to kill the fungus. But what causes the fungus??

Super_Trooper · 03-09-2005, 02:09 PM

Are the horses who have the separation shod by any chance?

Super_Trooper · 03-09-2005, 02:16 PM

They "say" white line can be because of an underlaying problem, doe to unbalanced hooves, irregular hoof conformation...a number of things.

The people who I have spoken with regards to white line say the best thing to do is dig it out, exposing to fresh air.

AnnaBelle02 · 03-09-2005, 02:21 PM

The fungus is really just a lovely coctail of all the natural flora in your horse's environment (ie. a dirty stall).
Make sure you use the bleach in a solution (mix it with water) don't use it in its concentrated form. No matter what a vet may tell you, you are deffinately doing the best thing by using a bleach solution, you do not need any antibiotic sprays (which is what they might reccomend) if you use an antibiotic spray its going to take a lot longer to clear up (that is if the flora isn't already resistant to the antibiotic). So stick with the bleach.

Also when you muck out, you can speed up the "healing" process by exposing the floor under your bedding and spreading a thin layer of lime (dust) over it. If you can, leave all the bedding off of the main wet areas for a few hours before you cover it again - organisms in your horse's environment don't like air so this will also help to eliminate them.

Keep your horses in a dry area out doors if you can - although this time a year everywhere seems to be soggy...

MissBandit · 03-09-2005, 02:28 PM

WLD causes hoof seperation.
Do a search on White Line Disease (WLD) here in health. We've talked about it a lot recently. There have been some good discussions.

SyntheticTrust · 03-09-2005, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super_Trooper

Are the horses who have the separation shod by any chance?

Windy is shod and she has it BAD on all four hooves. Blackie is not shod and she only has it mild in one hoof

SyntheticTrust · 03-09-2005, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnnaBelle02

Also when you muck out, you can speed up the "healing" process by exposing the floor under your bedding and spreading a thin layer of lime (dust) over it. If you can, leave all the bedding off of the main wet areas for a few hours before you cover it again - organisms in your horse's environment don't like air so this will also help to eliminate them.
...

I do that when I strip their stalls every month. I mucked it out completely, every last shaving. Spread lime over the pee spots. Leave it like that over night, then come back the next day and put the shavings on top

crazi4horses · 03-09-2005, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SyntheticTrust

I do that when I strip their stalls every month. I mucked it out completely, every last shaving. Spread lime over the pee spots. Leave it like that over night, then come back the next day and put the shavings on top

How often to you clean thier stalls? Maybe try stripping thier stalls once a week, or every other week...

SyntheticTrust · 03-09-2005, 05:17 PM

I cant afford to strip it everyweek... I clean Blackie's stall everytime she uses it.

crazi4horses · 03-09-2005, 05:18 PM

Can you afford every other week? or every week just until this is healed?

03-09-2005, 02:08 PM	#1
SyntheticTrust Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,528	Hoof Help Hoof Wall Separation? What causes it become separated? How does it heal? The farrier came today. A New One. All the horses have hoof wall separation except Sensation and Jacqueline. Some horses have it in all four hooves badly, Blackie only has it in her right fore foot. We are currently using bleach to kill the fungus. But what causes the fungus??

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03-09-2005, 02:16 PM	#3
Super_Trooper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 9,472 Images: 77	They "say" white line can be because of an underlaying problem, doe to unbalanced hooves, irregular hoof conformation...a number of things. The people who I have spoken with regards to white line say the best thing to do is dig it out, exposing to fresh air. __________________ True commitment begins when you reach the point of not knowing how you could possibly go on, and deciding to do it anyway! http://b1.lilypie.com/mCKWm7/.png

03-09-2005, 02:21 PM	#4
AnnaBelle02 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,230 Images: 3	The fungus is really just a lovely coctail of all the natural flora in your horse's environment (ie. a dirty stall). Make sure you use the bleach in a solution (mix it with water) don't use it in its concentrated form. No matter what a vet may tell you, you are deffinately doing the best thing by using a bleach solution, you do not need any antibiotic sprays (which is what they might reccomend) if you use an antibiotic spray its going to take a lot longer to clear up (that is if the flora isn't already resistant to the antibiotic). So stick with the bleach. Also when you muck out, you can speed up the "healing" process by exposing the floor under your bedding and spreading a thin layer of lime (dust) over it. If you can, leave all the bedding off of the main wet areas for a few hours before you cover it again - organisms in your horse's environment don't like air so this will also help to eliminate them. Keep your horses in a dry area out doors if you can - although this time a year everywhere seems to be soggy... __________________ I love riding my Standardbred!

03-09-2005, 02:28 PM	#5
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 13,219 Images: 300 Blog Entries: 43	WLD causes hoof seperation. Do a search on White Line Disease (WLD) here in health. We've talked about it a lot recently. There have been some good discussions. __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

03-09-2005, 05:17 PM	#9
SyntheticTrust Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,528	I cant afford to strip it everyweek... I clean Blackie's stall everytime she uses it.

03-09-2005, 05:18 PM	#10
crazi4horses Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: First left, then first stall on the right Posts: 4,633 Images: 259	Can you afford every other week? or every week just until this is healed? __________________ Honey --- One man's wrong lead is another man's counter-canter.

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