Skye...thank you for all the info that you have sent me! After 1/2 hr in the
ocean, she is doing much better. Love that salt water !
"The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate,
contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and
unrealistic."
"Al
--- Karen Swingley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So many varibles...
>
> ~>>Cause--feed, road founder, cushings, stress etc<<
>
>I believe the cause was lush green spring grass plus I think she
> was hogging the other horse's grain(when i wasn't looking)
Grain with an overweight ho
>>i would do the styrofoam bedroom slippers after you get back from the beach.
Janice<<
--
Okis this the suggestion from the gal who had the fox tied around her and
her horse's neck??
I can't wait to see pics of the slippersI am thinking bunny slippers!
Karen
"All truth passes through t
So many varibles...
~>>Cause--feed, road founder, cushings, stress etc<<
I believe the cause was lush green spring grass plus I think she was hogging
the other horse's grain(when i wasn't looking)
>>~horses weight<<
She initially was overweight but after she foundered 8 wks ago, she
When I feel my horses feet are dry...I use the following hoof spray.
Works great, and no caustic petroleum-based chemicals involvedjust
lanolin and vitamin A
http://www.healthyhaircare.com/hoof_moisture.htm
Wanda
--- Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Mabye you guys have a defferent type out there...the turpentine
> here
> > dries the hoof wall.it removes the hoofs own oils.Mabye
> there
> > are 2 types.
>
>
>
> also maybe if its something you do every day it makes a differen
> Mabye you guys have a defferent type out there...the turpentine here
> dries the hoof wall.it removes the hoofs own oils.Mabye there
> are 2 types.
also maybe if its something you do every day it makes a difference. I
rarely put any type of stuff on my horse's feet. unless i have
e. You strip the old finish off and then clean it with
> turpentine.
> The turpentine is actually a little oily, and I was told it put
> back some of
> the moisture/oils that the strippers remove. (My father was the
> last of a
> long line of cabinetmakers in his family - I'm pretty sure about
>
> turpentine. You strip the old finish off and then clean it with turpentine.
> The turpentine is actually a little oily, and I was told it put back some of
> the moisture/oils that the strippers remove.
i wonder about different climates too... like I had an old timer
uncle who told us not
>>> Turpentine is a drying agent...it removes oil.( Oil strippers in the
paint section in the hardware store)
No, actually that's backwards Skye. Cary and I have lots of antique
furniture that we've refinished. The stripper-stuff is not the same as
turpentine. You strip the old finish off and t
> I use it mostly for dryness. Its very sandy here and it helps keep
> my
> horses feet moist.
> janice
Turpentine is a drying agent...it removes oil.( Oil strippers in the
paint section in the hardware store) It will give a temperary
softening effect because it removes the oil on the hoof t
--- Karen Swingley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> .>Ok. Forget what I mostly said in the last post. NO SOaking. <
>
> Ok...what do you suggest after a horse's first trim after
> foundering 8 wks earlier? She was getting better but after her
> trim, she is quite sore on one hoof. I have given he
--- Anna Hopkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/1/07, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> not something that most trimmers cut into, so 5
> > years of good trims, they were off.but definatley call them,
> and
> > let them know, so that way they can have the option of
> Ok...what do you suggest after a horse's first trim after foundering 8 wks
> earlier? She was getting better but after her trim, she is quite sore on one
> hoof. I have given her bute and am going to take her to the ocean when I get
> off of work.
> Does this mean she will either have to be s
.>Ok. Forget what I mostly said in the last post. NO SOaking. <
Ok...what do you suggest after a horse's first trim after foundering 8 wks
earlier? She was getting better but after her trim, she is quite sore on one
hoof. I have given her bute and am going to take her to the ocean when I get
welll . But I gotta tell you this :) Where I live is the
turpentine capital of the universe. I mean, its how people made a
living at the turn of the century and sent turpentine all over the
world, that and yellow pine. I grew up in a home where my parents
thought you could cure cancer
On 7/1/07, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
not something that most trimmers cut into, so 5
> years of good trims, they were off.but definatley call them, and
> let them know, so that way they can have the option of helping you
> and your horse out now.
I like her so much
>>> I would not use turpentine or Keratex, or tuff stuff or anything like
that if there is any pink..because if there is pink, live sole could be
exposed...
That's what I was thinking. As for the Venice turpentine, it's a mild
caustic, which actually causes a blistering action. I've heard th
Ok. Forget what I mostly said in the last post. NO SOaking. Silly
me for thinking too early in the morning..
I would not use turpentine or Keratex, or tuff stuff or anything like
that if there is any pink..because if there is pink, live sole
could be exposed...not something that most t
--- Anna Hopkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gloi and the horses got their feet trimmed on Thurs. They were
> long
> and chipped even though it had only been 5 weeks. My
> farrier/barefoot
> trimmer has been doing my horses for over 5 years with excellent
> results. She used the nippers which
On 30/06/07, susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And my farrier told me to use Iodine for this.
> Frankly, being a health care worker, I would use Iodine.
Susan in NV
I would use iodine too. If I can't smear something on myself...it
doesn't go on my horses.
He just needs some rest for a wh
Janice,
Now I don't feel so crazy about the turpintine thing. I would stand the
horse in water/mud it draws out the fever in the foot. My friend just went
through ground founder with her horse and it took months for her to get
better.
She is a big mare.
I sure have heard them all over the
1. paint with venice turpentine.
2. stand him on styrofoam and draw an outline of his feet. cut them
out, tape them on with duct tape.
it works.
also, for some relief you can dig a hole where they have to stand,
where they are tied, whatever, fill the hole with water and make goopy
mud, add c
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was told years ago to use turpintine to toughen
feet that have been cut too short. <<
And my farrier told me to use Iodine for this.
Frankly, being a health care worker, I would use Iodine.
Susan in NV
Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/
Anna,
If you see red in the ring he really is cut too close.. Let him stand where
he is comfortable no rocks around and I was told years ago to use turpintine
to toughen feet that have been cut too short. Paint the soles of the feet
with this, just the soles. POOR THING..Bute would help b
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