tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post4314394369519489399..comments2023-10-23T12:43:45.847-07:00Comments on Eventing-A-Gogo!: She's All LegsAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-61032904806949333022011-07-19T17:55:58.427-07:002011-07-19T17:55:58.427-07:00Girl!! I was just reading about how crappy soy is ...Girl!! I was just reading about how crappy soy is for horse's hooves! I took Laz off CocoSoya last year b/c of it...and I've always wondered if I made a mistake b/c I LOVED that product but being soy based...sigh.<br />The hooves are literally the "HEY!" of what is going on in the diet, isnt it. I'm obsessed and learning and tweaking ALL the time. <br />Agreed on the MTG-I like it BUT in hot Texas sun=sure burn. I made that mistake on Laz's neck. Have you ever tested her for IR? I'm doing that this week to see if pasture is ever in Laz's future too. Lordy-where are those easy keepers!? ;)Kristen Eleni Shellenbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458744919530540978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-67927351375656750622011-07-18T07:48:12.730-07:002011-07-18T07:48:12.730-07:00Coming from the Idaho desert, I am going to hedge ...Coming from the Idaho desert, I am going to hedge my bets that it's not fungus but more of a photosensitivity/sunburn/dry skin/cracking-thing than a fungus. Scratches can be bacterial or fungus, you would need to do a culture to determine which. I wouldn't use MTG but would slather on a pretty thick layer of Desitin (zinc to protect from the sun)for a week or so and see if it helps. A lot of times out here in the midst of summer they'll get sunburned pink skin and then the scrub brush will cause little lesions which allow bacteria to enter the skin and cause scratches. Good luck, and her feet look awesome!ridinfarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655752419671028149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-68533734929104457532011-07-18T07:19:51.894-07:002011-07-18T07:19:51.894-07:00Thanks for the details and photos about her feet. ...Thanks for the details and photos about her feet. That is really interesting. Lucy's grain is soy-based, too, and her feet have been getting progressively crappier (though, just her white feet, not the black one). I wonder if this is linked to her grain?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-24298890832438534572011-07-18T06:51:35.027-07:002011-07-18T06:51:35.027-07:00Welllllll I totally, TOTALLY agree that horses ARE...Welllllll I totally, TOTALLY agree that horses ARE support to forage all day long - that much we all agree on! However, at this point in my circumstance especially I think it is much safer to say that horses should be wandering from food source to food source and foraging all day, rather than standing still gorging on a green buffet all day. But I think that is just because my Fat Easy Keeper Beast looks at food and gets fat. And out on pasture, well... that is a founder waiting to happen.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-35191418452197037812011-07-18T05:57:10.483-07:002011-07-18T05:57:10.483-07:00PS Can't say pasture is always a problem -- al...PS Can't say pasture is always a problem -- almost all horses here are on grass all the time, ours are on Bermuda 24/7 and have no issues with it. Horses ARE supposed to forage all day wrong. I think your horse is just a freak of nature, LOL!eventer79https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160817772061132147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-39199605655088999512011-07-18T05:55:49.783-07:002011-07-18T05:55:49.783-07:00We have the same fungus in NC -- doesn't matte...We have the same fungus in NC -- doesn't matter how dry it is. For some reason, this summer has been brutal for it, all the horses are all mouldy. I scrub with ACV because MTG does not work on Mr. Finicky Solo. But his barn mate with high white stockings on all four requires regular scrubbing and scab picking all summer with healthy coats of desitin.<br /><br />Knew a lady with a grey, almost white, mare who would spray the horse's legs with tinactin before going out so the drying agent would help. Seemed to work for her.eventer79https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160817772061132147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-75361283931684781022011-07-18T00:23:34.141-07:002011-07-18T00:23:34.141-07:00I luuuuurrrrrrrrrrrve your blog for the feet story...I luuuuurrrrrrrrrrrve your blog for the feet story. Great photos of hooves, and very interesting observation.<br />I am pre-diabetic (too much insulin), with food intolerance to dairy, yeast, cereals. I am medical controlled diet fruit, vegs fish/lean meat ... My uusally bending soft nails have become as hard as rock since I am on this diet. Amazing what diet can do.<br /><br />Gogo might food intolerance instead of allergy.<br />I think her fat leg may bedue to cut from plants she is not used to.<br /><br />I also agree with MTG solution for the scabby leg.<br />Poor Gogo. I am glad she has devoted minions to look after her ^-^Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491691754938320621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-28493720270998483282011-07-17T23:16:27.865-07:002011-07-17T23:16:27.865-07:00Aren't hooves just incredible little invention...Aren't hooves just incredible little inventions? I swear, they are such a huge reflection of what else is going on in the body. <br /><br />I'll have to go against the grain and say that I HATE MTG! Hate it with a burning passion -- it reeks, it sometimes makes skin issues worse, and if you leave it on in the summer it can actually sort of "cook" the horse if it's out in the sun. I like apple cider vinegar, either straight or mixed with a bit of Calm Coat. Athlete's foot spray also works well for fungus (and it's way less stinky than MTG!!).Frizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084225669041286128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-3665809801464744132011-07-17T22:04:10.026-07:002011-07-17T22:04:10.026-07:00Almost every day, when I look out at Dixie in her ...Almost every day, when I look out at Dixie in her deserty dry lot, I feel guilty and wish she was on a pasture. But intellectually I know her feet have never been better than when she's on grass hay alone, and I'm SO GLAD she's stuck in the desert nosing at sagebrush. <br /><br />Speaking of sagebrush - as an allergic-to-everything human, I think your horse is allergic to everything. Can you give horses Claritin?Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-68052978749867170032011-07-17T21:07:53.583-07:002011-07-17T21:07:53.583-07:00Gotta love the little-girl-fan-clubs at boarding b...Gotta love the little-girl-fan-clubs at boarding barns.<br /><br />Amber has had one at both barns I've had her at. Although, at the barn I bought her from, I mentioned to some of the teenagers I was buying her, and they looked me in the face and go "You're buying THAT thing?"...no lie. There was one girl who was leasing her (trainer wanted her to move to a taller mount because she's a tall girl), she loved her, but nobody liked her out there.<br /><br />I have to say, I try to go out to ride right about the time the little girls finish untacking their ponies from their lesson, because then I get little helpers to help me groom and tack up. I'm horrid...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04821724997318014313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-12282644631490177322011-07-17T21:01:30.139-07:002011-07-17T21:01:30.139-07:00Wow... VERY interesting about her hooves!
I have ...Wow... VERY interesting about her hooves! <br />I have heard that the fungus that causes scratches can stay "dormant" on the skin of horses and only flare up when their immune systems are compromised. But would be a strange thing to occur in Texas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-80728298269164805742011-07-17T20:15:45.639-07:002011-07-17T20:15:45.639-07:00MTG is the BOMB for that sort of stuff. And it'...MTG is the BOMB for that sort of stuff. And it's quite likely that Gogo is having a reaction to something in the pasture. We have lots of noxious weeds down here, as well as chiggers, so it could be any of those things. <br /><br />And aren't feet just fascinating? It never ceases to amaze me how much they change based on the "littlest" changes in diet.jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-43540826341036713242011-07-17T19:52:06.009-07:002011-07-17T19:52:06.009-07:00I swear by MTG too, but make sure to test it out o...I swear by MTG too, but make sure to test it out on a small patch because some horses have strong skin reactions to it. It will cure just about anything though. :D<br /><br />That braid is gorgeous! I can't believe kids did it lol. I'm glad they like playing with her.<br /><br />That swelling is strange. I would say it might have something to do with the fungus/insect bites, but it's mostly in one leg . . . strange. Did you look really well for a puncture wounds or tiny cut? I hope you can figure it out. I'd probably have gray hair if my horse had swellings like that all the time lol. Does bute bring it down? I'm not a fan of using it a lot, but it would rule out inflammation (or confirm it). Good luck!Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-67974955167497241202011-07-17T19:11:55.633-07:002011-07-17T19:11:55.633-07:00If she was in NJ, I would guess chiggers. Some ho...If she was in NJ, I would guess chiggers. Some horses react the way you described. I do not know if chiggers exist in Texas, but they love grassy areas or brush. If they are in your area you will probably get them yourself before long. Nasty little things. I think vinegar may ease the itchiness/pain as Now That's A Trot explained.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-91237003550153323622011-07-17T18:14:17.868-07:002011-07-17T18:14:17.868-07:00Can I borrow some minions? My gelding needs a bath...Can I borrow some minions? My gelding needs a bath! LOL love the tail. As for the legs, I have lived in this area most of my life and NEVER seen anything like that before! Wow. Gogo, you really are something special.AnEnglishRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999878298171714712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-59266296479677652612011-07-17T16:49:54.851-07:002011-07-17T16:49:54.851-07:00Don't have many recommendations as I haven'...Don't have many recommendations as I haven't gone through stuff like that... yet (knock on wood).<br /><br />As for the little kids: it is so DARN cute to watch them go crazy with the grooming tools on your horse. The horse likes it, kids have a blast, and you walk away with a big ol' grin!Dressagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-88126181457905607812011-07-17T15:59:04.251-07:002011-07-17T15:59:04.251-07:00If nothing else works, try vinegar -- plain, white...If nothing else works, try vinegar -- plain, white vinegar from the grocery store. I use it either full-strength or 50/50 with water and it's one of those weird hippie cures that actually works on a surprising amount of stuff... I got stung by something in the pasture the other day, sprayed straight vinegar on it (stopped screaming -- whoops), and the swelling/itching went down right away. <br /><br />It's funny you mention the soy, because I was looking into soy-free diets for ponies AND humans, and it's amazing how pervasive that stupid little bean is.Now Thats A Trot!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04520915591652905807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-39791654461085782802011-07-17T14:02:19.449-07:002011-07-17T14:02:19.449-07:00I agree with the MTG, I think it might cure anythi...I agree with the MTG, I think it might cure anything. Foul smelling, nasty, oily...YUCK. I wouldn't be without it.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571711150060964222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-8277506493360811312011-07-17T13:20:36.653-07:002011-07-17T13:20:36.653-07:00For the fungus, try some MTG. Its greasy, bacon sm...For the fungus, try some MTG. Its greasy, bacon smelling stuff, so use a glove to apply it. Just smear it on the fungus and curry it off the next day.<br /><br />It works, I promise. Everyone in my barn started using it this spring after I recommended it. They tried it and it WORKED on everything, even problems some horses had been having for years.Alighierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451600599222339416noreply@blogger.com