Comments on: Why the simplest tips are often the most useful

By: lisa t

lisa t — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 03:51:18 +0000

Sorry I meant Patricia not recheal 😳

By: lisa t

lisa t — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 03:49:52 +0000

I have been riding horses since I was 12 years old I never owned them but I cleaned stabls and rode horses in for a trainer/farrier he would buy, retrain or break and resell horses and farriered local race/riding horses and I would
help him his horse feet were always in excellent condition some horse came in with similar problems as rechaels whiteline disease seedy toe cracks right up the wall all we ever used was stockholm tar everyday clean out the hooves and paint with stockholm tar it is an antiseptic and has been use since the vikings to preserve horses feet.it must be used everyday 😀 with regular triming your horse feet will be good in 6-8 weeks

By: JEANETTE

JEANETTE — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:29:53 +0000

In reply to diane. Diane do you dilute Listerine?

By: Jean Farman

Jean Farman — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 18:45:01 +0000

In reply to Deedee. To Deedee about no wire fence; Depends on horse and how raised. Friend purchased horse from place that had no wood fences in sight. Owner said he was always eating way out (even treated) of wood rails. Put up panel fence and one hot wire and was end of problem. Friend liked horse so we ended up putting three strands hot wire on inside of rails to keep in. Didn't need the wire hot, just need wire. I think we could have even used clothes line. He did eat some of the tree, too.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:24:13 +0000

In reply to Patricia. I use Purishield Wound Spray or Save-a-hoof spray, can be purchased at HorsehealthUSA.com.. Also give my horses biotin supplement... Brookside Biotin Powder can be purchased at Valleyvet.com or Glanzen3 can be purchased at Smartpak Equine..

By: Deedee

Deedee — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 03:29:30 +0000

Wire of any kind does not belong in a pasture!!! Very bad advice. Use a wood rail
to “cut” the corner. My friends horse severed his extensor tendon (hind) on an old, not hot, hotwire that was on the top of a fence. He recovered but it took a year.
Horses and wire = trouble.

Do not mess around with home remedies for white line disease. It is serious.
Get a vet to do a treatment. High maintenance but it works.

By: Nicola

Nicola — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:40:44 +0000

In reply to Caryn Barrington. my barefoot specialist told me neat apple cider vinegar :)

By: N

Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:16:41 +0000

To solve a mosquito problem, encourage natural predators to take up residence on your farm. Birds, bats, fish, dragonflies, frogs and other predators eat mosquito eggs, larvae and adults. Keep any ponds and other natural waterways clean, and plant shrubs and trees that will offer food and shelter to them.
Also, install fans in barns/stables. Mosquitoes find their hosts by detecting heat and carbon dioxide, and they prefer still air. Setting up fans in your barn will address both issues, first by dispersing the heat and carbon dioxide horses respire, and also by creating breezes that discourage the insects from flying.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:05:41 +0000

In reply to Jan&Joe. Depending on why and when she rears will depend on the advice anyone can give Jan - more info? :)

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:04:00 +0000

In reply to Patricia.

Agree with Caryn… also cut out as much sugar as possible from her feed (grass/hay excepted) if you use hard feed keep it very simple – no grains and no molassed feed, and add Magnesium Oxide to her diet daily.