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CallMeBetty Reg. Dec 2016	Posted 2017-02-22 9:38 PM Subject: Plagued with Abscesses
Regular Posts: 59	Is there anything I can put on a hoof to prevent abscesses? My poor gelding keeps getting them. None of my other horses have gotten a single one but he's had 3 in the past 6 months! What can I do for this poor fella?
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Turnburnsis Reg. Nov 2004	Posted 2017-02-22 11:24 PM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Expert Posts: 1409 Location: Oklahoma	From my experience is your horse abcessing in same foot? If so something is going on. In my case it was a karatoma tumor it took surgery after that he quit abcessing. good luck
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CallMeBetty Reg. Dec 2016	Posted 2017-02-23 8:05 AM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Regular Posts: 59	It's different feet... usually a back foot.
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2017-02-23 10:38 AM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Take a Picture Posts: 12838	Your shoeing?
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wishingforsun Reg. Apr 2012	Posted 2017-02-23 11:14 AM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
	Try adding copper and zinc to his diet...my horse never showed lameness but had thrush and after adding a copper and zinc mixture, both hind feet blew abcesses. I was surprised. Work from the inside out.
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sorrel horse ranch Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2017-02-23 1:53 PM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Angel in a Sorrel Coat Posts: 16030 Location: In a happy place	I agree with your shoeing.
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mbcruel21 Reg. Jan 2004	Posted 2017-02-23 2:05 PM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Color Coordination Director	Change how you are feeding. We had chronic abcess/feet issues. We have gone grain free and to a Alfalafa and rice bran diet and no more feet issues.
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DashNDustem Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2017-02-24 1:52 PM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Elite Veteran Posts: 898 Location: Idaho	Used to have problems with abcesses when I was younger. Then I bought a gelding that already had been getting cut too short for a long period of time, so I sent him to my shoer that I had been used for a very long time. He had abcess after abcess, rotating feet. I figured there was something weong, Granted i loved my farrier. Really good guy, good friend but I had to cut him loose. No hard feelings, Being that I had apprenticed under him for about a year, I knew I could take care of him. So I pulled his shoes and let him grow out, kept him barefoot and evenly balanced. Then you know what happended? No more hoof problems. He was sounder as the day was long and he started to actually RUN because his feet didn't hurt anymore. I'd check with your farrier or get a new one. A lot of farriers like to push their feet back and "stand them up" which causes a lot of problems. Get a good natural barefoot farrier and I bet the problems will go away. Edited by DashNDustem 2017-02-24 1:53 PM
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BARRELHORSE USA Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2017-02-24 1:52 PM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
	I would take the soft feet problem and go from there .. After trimming just wet the trimmed area and the sole and heel down with turpentine .... just wet them down ... hooves will not soak up liquids .. and then shoe them Just wrap a hand towel around the top of the hoof at hair line to prevent it scalding the hair line when you wet it down with a rag soaked in turpentine .. It will dry and close the laminae and tuffen the heel and soles to keep any sand grains from getting into the hoof ... This is also a great treatment for a horse that is trimmed too short or for a hot nail ... will take the pain away and harden the hoof .. Edited by BARRELHORSE USA 2017-02-24 1:54 PM
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CallMeBetty Reg. Dec 2016	Posted 2017-02-24 7:57 PM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Regular Posts: 59	Thanks everyone! This horse is barefoot so he's not getting any holes from nails.
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CanCan Reg. May 2004	Posted 2017-02-25 7:31 AM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Keeper of the King Snake Posts: 7617 Location: Dubach, LA	Do you stall? Asking because I had a mare who would abscess when stalled next to a certain horse. (at night only) Always a back good. Turns out she was kicking the stall.
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CallMeBetty Reg. Dec 2016	Posted 2017-02-25 8:58 AM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Regular Posts: 59	I do stall at night and he very well could be kicking the stall. He has a little bit of an attitude.
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iloveequine40 Reg. Oct 2013	Posted 2017-02-25 3:27 PM Subject: RE: Plagued with Abscesses
Elite Veteran Posts: 618	CanCan - 2017-02-25 7:31 AM Do you stall? Asking because I had a mare who would abscess when stalled next to a certain horse. (at night only) Always a back good. Turns out she was kicking the stall. ^^^^^this. Same thing with my gelding. Always in the right hind bc that's the leg he ALWAYS kicks back with even when standing in pasture and gets irritated bc he wants dinner. Just kicks at air. He's a PITA
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