Horse with the beginning of white line

[BridgetC78]

My farrier has informed me that my horse has the beginning of white line. Hes chopped awaay the hoof (from the center of the hoof up about 2inches). He said to treat it with Fungidye daily, clean it out real good and watch it. My horse has just became sore on that foot as well. Due to the non stop wet weather up here in the northeast. (Upstate NY) its been almost impossible for the pastures to dry out. I've been trying to leaving my horse in as much as possible. I tried to turn him out and then go clean his hoof out on my lunch break and bring him in. Its just so muddy....

Any suggestions? Should I keep him in? Turn him out?

I also just started (like yesterday) changing his food to a lower starch/sugar feed. (Blue Seal Carb Guard, and Vintage Senior) Which is another issue in itself.

[BornToRide]

Yes, turn him out - movement helps the hoof heal :) You might want to consider using White Lightning or Clean Trax instead - they are much more effective fungal/bacterial treatments while you address the diet as well. Sounds like you are on the right track :)

[BridgetC78]

Thanks!! I clean the crap out of it, he's not as sore as he was yesterday, nor as sensitive. I turned out in our indoor, while i took brought the rest of the horses in. To which he ran around for a few and then just wondered around getting into everything he could. I was going to turn him out tomorrow, his pasture wasnt' too bad, but then i took a look at the forecast... and shocker rain. The farriers coming out tomorrow, so hopefully he'll give some better news. As far as feed goes, I'm very excited about this new combo. Sugar and him just don't mix.

I def do "try" to stay ontop of things, :) I spend more time researching things then working some days, but hey, i love my horse, and want him to be as healthy as possible for a long long time! Thanks again BTR! :D

[Petstorejunkie]

Yes, turn him out - movement helps the hoof heal :) You might want to consider using White Lightning or Clean Trax instead - they are much more effective fungal/bacterial treatments while you address the diet as well. Sounds like you are on the right track :)
ditto.
clean trax is the way to go. brings a new meaning to clean killing fuggie fun!
i used it once on my mother's donkey with white line and blamo, gone.
i soaked my horses hooves that had thrush and a deep central sulcus on one hoof, same deal, blamo gone!

[BornToRide]

You are welcome and very good - hopefully he's already on the mend. It usually does not take long for the hooves to heal as soon as they get all the right support. Is the crevice fairly deep? If so, you could also pack it with iodine soaked cotton balls between treatments :)

[MunchkinsMom]

White Lightning worked great for clearing up a touch of white line on one of my horses.

[BridgetC78]

I've been reading a lot about clean trax. Luckily my horse doesnt mind soaking his foot. haha. We had to over come that this winter with the other hoof. FYI - Davis soaking boot is wonderful.

I wish i could post of picture of what it looks like. It started out as "seedy toe"/"thrush" and then about 4 days after his last shoeing, the side of the hoof kinda sunk in and went flat (that i do have a pic of) So a few days later the front had to be chipped away and carved out. Its a pretty good size opening. Which is another reason why I'm keeping him in. The muds just WONDERFUL here. I did wash it with iodine scrub today, and then let it dry before i applied the fungidye. It was looking much better, drier too.

petstorejunkie and munchkinsmom - I have heard great things about white lightning, i was considering that too, but i needed something ASAP and got lucky with fungidye (farrier recommended it, so far all his recs have been onpoint) However, i may (and probably) will still order it. You can never have too many "Good Products" in the tack box

[Indy100]

Because it has been so wet in NJ, my farrier recommended using Durasole to prevent WLD.

Has anyone else tried this as a preventative? If so, how do you apply it and how often? Does it work to treat WLD as well?

I used it for the 1st time yesterday and I'm not sure I applied it correctly - dripped it on the sole and brushed it around. I would think it would need to get under the shoe to prevent WLD.

[BridgetC78]

Thanks everyone for your ideas and methods. Fortunately my farrier came back out and said hes doing much better and the fungidye is working real quick to kill off the fungus. clean it daily and spray the heck out of it. (as a precaution i sprayed the nails to the other hoof) My horse has been inside for about a week. I turn him out daily for about an hour or so in our indoor, because the pastures are SOO muddy with the daily rain we have been getting here in NY. Hes settled down into his temperary new routine. I've triied to eliminate as much sugar from his diet as possible. So far hes taken a liking to his new feed.

Thanks again to all. :D

[jcotton]

I can recommend the White Lightening products with confidence. I have a horse that had WLD in three feet. He had some serious resections done on his feet. He was soaked in the white vinegar & White Lightening twice a week, using a 5 liter IV bag, and then the White Lightening Gel was applied to the affected areas as well as the nail holes and between the hoof & shoe in between the soakings. This horse is WLD free currently but I pay close attention to his feet because he has had it, it can or may come back.

Once a horse has WLD, they need to be watched intensly so they don't have a re-occurance. And some preventive measures of not standing around in wetness such as dewy grass, muddy paddocks or wet stalls. I have a different horse that had a tiny spot in his toe and the farrier opened the spot up so I could put the White Lightening Gel in it. Also used Merthiolate daily before I rode him and the White Lightening Gel after riding when the hoof was dry as he was bathed. stuffing a piece of gauze with the Merthiolate or White Lightening Gel on it, then a light wrap of duct tape to keep it in place.