Comments on Behind the Bit: Out, damned abscess

I had a mare, when I was a teen, who got an absces...

2009-06-29T10:07:18.321-04:00

I had a mare, when I was a teen, who got an abscess. We think she stepped on something in the field, but we never found the object. I not-so-fondly remember soaking her foot in buckets. We used diapers and duct tape for "booties". Very old school I guess. Now I'd just buy soaking boots and such. Fortunately, it was a one time abscess and she was fine after.

Hope Riley

Stacey...hi there. I follow your blog and want to ...

2009-06-28T18:31:03.089-04:00

Stacey...hi there. I follow your blog and want to pass on a bit of info. We have a mare who has been lame, and also had a crack up her front left hoof, not related says farrier. For 5 years we have fussed, tyring most everything, mare in good spirits, just not quite right, basically retired. THEN...I followed your link to the barefoot trimmers site, and voila saw my mares foot! Since then she has

Jackson had an abscess 2 years ago that burst thro...

2009-06-28T10:46:44.038-04:00

Jackson had an abscess 2 years ago that burst through the side wall near the coronet and I never knew he had it until I found the hole. He was never lame, favored that foot or anything. I immediately got the farrier out when I found that hole--it had no seepage, pus--nothing--and he told me to do nothing but keep an eye on it and let it grow out. As a new horse owner I was freaked out at the time

Oh lord. I feel like I know hoof abscesses inside...

2009-06-27T22:02:49.665-04:00

Oh lord. I feel like I know hoof abscesses inside and out - treat at least 3 every year. I'm so sorry Riley has one. They take so dang long to heal/treat, and are so painful in the early stages. Wishing you the best.
Jane

Aw, poor guy. Feel better Riley! We want to see ...

2009-06-27T21:55:31.651-04:00

Aw, poor guy. Feel better Riley! We want to see more undersaddle videos soon....

Wow, this is such a coincidence. My horse just we...

2009-06-27T15:31:35.989-04:00

Wow, this is such a coincidence. My horse just went lame a day or two ago and the farrier just confirmed last night that she had and abscess. I feel so bad for her. Usually she is so excitable that I sometimes have trouble controlling her. It's terrible to have to watch her struggle to move and limp instead of galloping around the pasture. I really hope that both she and Riley get better

Yuck. My horse seems to get them around once a ye...

2009-06-27T12:01:20.947-04:00

Yuck. My horse seems to get them around once a year (usually because he's overdue for a trim, AND we have a lot of mud) and even though he gets over them fairly quickly *knock on wood* it's still a pain to deal with. On the plus side, I have learned to make some nearly-invincible hoof wraps over the years.

Recently a mare came back to the rescue I board near, and she was

Oh, that's awful! I'm wishing for a speedy...

2009-06-27T08:46:10.079-04:00

Oh, that's awful! I'm wishing for a speedy and thorough recovery for Riley.

I used to have a mare who would get repeated absce...

2009-06-27T07:41:10.034-04:00

I used to have a mare who would get repeated abscesses - the whole soaking bit gets pretty boring pretty quick. Fortunately, none of my 5 current horses has ever had an abscess in all the years I've owned them - now I'm probably jinxing myself!