Hi

Bit of a long story but I will try to keep it as short as poss & I would appreciate any help with this matter please;

I have been fighting thrush in my little boys feet since Ive had him.

The lady I used to share a field with said to wash it with Hibiscrub & spray with purple spray but I dont think it made any difference, she also would only allow her farrier to come to the field & he never said anything about it!

Along with many other reasons aswell, I have since moved him to a new livery yard. Her farrier was supposed to come the day before we moved but she cancelled!!! My boy is not shod & feet are not long but are cracked, the new livery yard have a regular visit from their farrier every 6 weeks & is next due on 6th August.

I am now treating with Frog Health from Mole Valley Farmers.

First question... is thrush infectious to the other horses in his field???
Second question... is thrush something a farrier can help with or is it more a vet thing???
Third question... should I get a farrier out for one visit then use the yards regular farrier in the future or should i just keep treating myself & wait until the regular farrier comes in August???

Im sorry if any of that sounds dumb but I am new to horse ownership & theres so many different opinions about I dont know who or what to believe!!!

Dont panic!! lol
My mare Star I bought in March. When I bought her she did not have thrush but contracted it when the weather was really wet.
Every other day I scrubbed her hooves (the frog and underside of the hoof aswel) with hibby scrub mixed with water and using quite a hard brush. I also oiled the front of her hooves once I had scrubbed. I also picked her feet out everyday to avoid anything dirty being in her feet for a long period of time.
I also found that her being on a wet surface for too long made them worse and worse so she was stabled at night and was basically mucked out completely each day to prevent her feet getting to moist and soft.

Once the weather cleared up I kept her out for a couple of week during the day and at night as the ground was so dry and now it has completely cleared up!!

I think your best bet would be to keep his feet has dry as possible! It is very simple but worked for me! If not you can always buy a barrier from most shops which you just put on the underside of the hoof and it protects it from getting too moist and dirty.

Let us know how you get along!! xx

Just a .. But how long has your neddy had the thrush??

Also if your horse is unshod it shouldn't need a farrier every 6 weeks.. Id prob go for 8 depending on how the feet went as they will naturally will wear down but do sometimes look unsightly this natural wear and tear sometimes give the farrier not much to play with... A good farrier will advise you on the thrush and let you know if it has got deep.. :~)

Try and keep the feet as clean as possible.. as previous post suggests.. But if your ned has had the thrush for some time and you are struggling to get rid.. the vet may be the answer.. :~)

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Please don't use a barrier till AFTER the thrush has completely gone or it will get much worse, very quickly.

I used it and it solved my thrush problem!

Hi my name is emma i am an applied equine podiatrist, i trained with the institute of applied equine podiatry. The product that we use when fighting thrush is silvetrasol and is available to buy from it is not too expensive lasts a long time and can be used for a number of different things. when infection is present this is often an indication that there is a loss of equilibriam within your horses foot, in order to maintain a healthy foot equilibriam, true balance is essential, when the structures of the foot are unhealthy and unbalanced the door to infection is opened. Also the enviroment plays a big part, with out addressing all issues it is likely that tou will get a re-occurance of infection. If you are interested you can become a member for free of the perfect hoof club where they have a lot of useful info, you can register for this at http://appliedequinepodiatry.org/ and follow the link. I hope this is helpful

Hi silvetrasol is great for clearing up thrush and easy to use info on this
can be found on the internet, looking at the underlying problem can be a good idea. when thrush is present it can be a sign of foot inbalance this leaves the foot open to infection and can mean that even if you get rid of thrush it comes back.