so my horse has had thrush for around a month and a half.

im not entirely sure why though, his stable is pretty much always clean and with fresh shavings, and he poops in a corner, neatly.

The rain can't get into his stable either, so i dont think it could be that.

I'm pretty pissed off because my riding school has a farrier come every 2 months or so, and i didnt know him, but my instructor assured me he was good. Unfortunately i couldnt be there because i was on holiday, but i expected him to trim the bits of frog off or at least do something with it other than just replace his shoes and give him a teeny trim.

but ive been treating it with this product recently and im still waiting for results.

but im not sure if its working or not.

the vet should be coming for a check up soon, so ill ask her if there is any products that could help more.

but i wanted to know, is there anything else i could do?

i really dont know why he has this, his stable is dry as a bone most of the time, and yet both his back hooves are always moist and bits of frog are rotting off a bit, especially his back left. My instructor said not to worry, but its rotting off and i dont want it to be a serious thing soon...

so any product or treatment reccomendations would be great!

Iodine/sugar mixed together is helpful.

Make sure you're not overtreating it though. Using too much stuff on the feet can be abrasive and make them more prone to thrush. Also, if your horse is stabled for too long, that may be part of it. Moving around and getting the blood flowing through his feet will help the feet get healthier and get rid of that thrush.

Your farrier is not to blame for thrush.

Agreed with Puck. Also you can treat with a product like Banixx that will be less likely to kill off the "good" germs too.

Some horses are just more prone to thrush than others, I've known a couple that practically had chronic cases that would come and go seemingly at random. But in general most commercial products work well, or using iodine mixes or diluted bleach. Antimicrobial clays that can be packed into the clefts surrounding the frog are also good if you can get them to stay put. Certainly ask your vet to take a look at it though!

Are you also sure that the pieces of frog coming off aren't just natural sloughing? Excess tissue does build up and peel off normally, and sometimes it can be tricky to determine if the tissue is being killed off by the thrush infection or if its sloughing off in the way its supposed to.

I heard thrush buster is pretty good. I believe it's iodine. Haven't used it myself, but multiple people have recommended it at the barn I'm at

thank you all so much for the reccomendations and tips!

puck-

maybe circulation is a part of it, but he gets excersise every other day (and still when hes not working i take him for a walk around the park) so im not sure.

but ill definitely see about iodine! thanks guys <3

Iodine works well for us!

My farrier recommends Iodine for hoof growth, etc aswell! Its super handy to have around, my farrier reccomends putting iodine on a clean hoof 2-3 times a week, especially in this muddy season, but it can obviously be different in every case!