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Horses Hoof Care, thrush, hoof packing

Great hoof care is essential to keeping your horse sound! No hoof no horse. I have a true and trusted way to kill even the worst case of thrush. I teach not only how to pack hooves with mud, but how to make the poultice. Rubbing Corona on a coronet band to promote hoof growth; great new hooves! Keeping track coronet band soft helps absorb shock before it hits the joints. 

Treating an eye injury

As with everything there is a right way and a wrong way to put medicine in a horses eye. I'll show you a great way!

Treating severe cut, scratches or mud fever

This Arabian stallion Prince had a very serious cut on his pastern. It even nicked ligaments. The Vet said it could take up to a year to heal, and he would have a bad scar. I healed that cut in three months, with no scar!! This is the same treatment I use to heal cracked heels.

Horse Knee Wrap, Spider Bandage

This is almost a lost art, running a Spider Bandage on a horse’s knee. This bandage run right doesn't slip or bind behind the knee. They are easy to make and pretty easy to run when you learn how.

Horse Polo Bandage

The polo bandage is meant for some support, but mostly for protection during training.

Using liniment on a horse

After a physical workout I recommend rubbing the horse's legs with liniment. In this video I show the proper proportion of diluting liniment with alcohol, because liniment used every day can cause a negative reaction on the skin, especially white legs. So solving that side effect we mix alcohol with it. Then rub vigorously, and if you choose, wrapping it with a standing bandage (quilt & bandage).

Cleaning a horse’s sheath on Geldings and Stallions.

Geldings and Stallions get very dirty sheaths and beans in the cavity around the urethra. This can lead to kidney issues and the beans can get so big that they can interfere with urinating. It can make a horse very cranky because it hurts.  They need cleaning once a year without fail.

Sweating edema or swelling out of a horse’s legs

Putting a FURAZONE/DMSO sweat on a swollen ankle or knee is a age old proven way to get the swelling out in a 12-24 hour time frame. I teach how to run the standing bandage and apply the sweat correctly.

Grooming a horse to jaw dropping gorgeous

I learned from an old timer at the racetrack how grooms rubbed a horse to a beautiful shine without sprays or baths. By using a rubber curry , a stiff brush, a medium brush, a soft brush, and most important, a rub rag, you can bring the dirt to the surface and brush it off. This method brings the natural oils out. Not only that, it gives the horse a full body massage! 

Horse Leg Anatomy

This is a short but very informative lesson in the different leg parts of the horse. It's a great quick reference.

Running a Race Bandage and Rundown Bandage

I had a reputation on the racetrack for running beautiful bandages. I am an expert at this. I was taught by an expert!

Running an elastic Trace Bandage on a horse

We used the trace bandage daily for horses that needed support for their legs, because the alternative is vet wrap, and that can get very expensive if you’re doing that every day. They are washable and need no pins or tape.

Packing hooves with poultice or homemade poultice

At the racetrack, we always packed all four hooves with poultice or homemade mud (poultice) after a strenuous workout or race. The hooves are so susceptible to bruising and abscesses. Packing them with poultice draws out heat and pain as it drys out. 

Running a Standing Bandage using a quilt and stable bandage

People have been wrapping horse's legs with a quilt and a non stretch bandage for decades. I take you through step by step how to do this properly.

Pulling a short mane on racehorses or dressage horses

The difference between a pulled mane and a cut mane is like night and day. Pulling a mane thins it out, while shortening it, and gives you a natural look. I used to make a lot of money pulling manes on the racetrack!

Racehorse tack and equipment

This is some of the tack and equipment we use on racehorse. 

Cold Water Bandage on a horse’s legs to cool them out

The cold-water bandage is pulled out of ice water, rolled up and thrown on ice cold right after a strenuous work-out to cool a horse’s legs. I call it “Prevent Defense”! This post-work-out-care is important for keeping a horse sound.

Cool Cast/Gel Cast

Check out this great vid

Taking vitals on a horse and inspection for injuries

Vitals and inspection for injuries video. We describe the normal numbers of heart rate, respiration and temperatures for the different age groups. Then we show how to look the horse over, searching for any injuries. This is a short but very informative video.


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