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| 1077.1 | Just another tale | TOOK::SCHLENER | | Tue Oct 03 1989 14:57 | 6 |
| My horse lost part of his frog a couple of years ago. It basically
looked like a big scab. Every day or so, I could see that it was
more detached from the "living" part of the frog. Finally, it just fell
off.
Cindy
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| 1077.2 | | DYO780::AXTELL | Dragon Lady | Tue Oct 03 1989 15:56 | 9 |
| What you describe sounds like pretty normal hoof growth. Some horses
will shed part of their frogs like that. I have one horse who shed
his whole frog in the spring. That scared the living dickens out
of me the first time.
It won't hurt to clean up the detached part- just be careful not to
cut into the living frog. Just let the white stuff alone until your
farrier comes. Do look out for a really bad smell, though. That's
a sign of thrush (essentially hoof rot).
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| 1077.3 | Can shed frogs... | THRSHR::DINGEE | This isn't a rehearsal, you know. | Wed Oct 04 1989 12:13 | 15 |
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Ray shed his frogs this spring. The farrier caught one just
hanging and cut it the rest of the way off. He says it's
pretty common.
If the frog starts to look like 'lace', though - little bits chewed
away here and there, holes in it - that's also a sign of thrush.
Horses can have smelly feet, which stink enough, but when you smell
thrush, you'll know it! It's much worse.
But the way, my little terrier found that frog, and gnawed on it for
days...outside, of course - it STANK!
-j
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| 1077.4 | frogs do croak..... | DEMON::DIROCCO | | Thu Oct 05 1989 10:25 | 20 |
| It's quite normal for horses to shed frogs at certain times of the year,
most commonly in the spring or fall. Of course you must keep a close eye
on your horses feet at all times, to watch for nasties like thrush...or
hoof rot.
I guess it's just natures way of revamping the shock or cushion that the
frog provides to the horses feet and legs.
Always remember to pick those hooves! I have a good friend who's horse
was turned out in a muddy paddock during late winter/early spring and
his feet were not properly looked after. Well, his frogs in 3 feet have
not grown back properly and the vet says that they might never grow back.
This could prove disasterous to the horse, so your are right to be cautious
about any changes in your horses feet.
Read up on hoof care, I find reading the most I can on such subjects is a
great help combined with asking lots of questions!
good luck
Deb
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| 1077.5 | Maybe too dry? | PTOMV6::PETH | My kids are horses | Thu Oct 05 1989 12:06 | 7 |
| According to my farrier some horses shed their frogs twice a year,
once in the spring and again in the fall. I would not be too concerned
about that, but the white powder is a sign of dry feet and it can
be helped by using a good dressing once or twice a week. I have
1 horse out of three that does just what you discribed every fall.
Sandy
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