Q: My farrier says that my horse has thrush.How did he develop it and how can I cure him? Unfortunately a little bit of thrush around the frog can be self perpetuating as the more the thrush takes hold, the deeper the penetration into the foot, and hence less oxygen and an even better place for thrush to live. These and Bonsai Concave Trimmers are great for removing frog tags as well as cleaning up chestnuts. Thread starter muff747; Start date 20 April 2013; 20 April 2013 #1. muff747 Well-Known Member. Joined 8 June 2011 Messages 973 Location 1. The horse on the left has a Thrush infection that has penetrated the frog and the frog corium. Cowles Hoof Care The harder texture of a desert frog with an infected gash in the middle causes excruciating pain. This frog felt "spongy" when I tapped it with the hoof pick, and when I gently pried the edge up, the frog lifted up, attached by shreds of thrush-eaten frog material just below the surface. The vet probed around and used the hoof testers, she then found that her frog had shed but it was all in one piece. 2011  Linda Cowles The frog continues to grow and is a living, dynamic structure,” says Bowker. He also has a bad fungal infection between the heel bulbs of his contracted heels. If your horse won't stand for having his feet cleaned, hose the feet out thoroughly, scrub the cracks and crevices with Dawn dish detergent and a long bristled plastic scrub brush (a regular floor scrub brush works fine), rinse thoroughly and treat them for thrush. A frog that's shedding has a loose horn and feels spongy, and it may be loose enough that it can be pulled back from the emerging immature frog, which is often covered with a white cheesy looking layer of yeast and occasionally a little black thrushy film around the edge. It just appears to be shrinking? Just happened to catch it on video. You may also see it in the white chalky exfoliating sole around the frog. $4,000. Take a look at http://www.ntdry.co.nz/ There is a Where to Buy section. To keep her comfortable we put a softer pad in the boot. If you have a horse with Thrush I would highly recommend you try this stuff. In fact, sometimes the entire V of the frog will shed at once, which really looks daunting. Are you done with the Cowgirl Nail polish? I've never experience such a quick shedding of the frog over the whole area. Now I'll admit, it's been awhile (maybe 3 or 4 months) since they've been trimmed, but their feet don't look that bad. Healthy Hoof >> Articles >> Thrush >> Thrush. There's no discharge, etc., but they do seem sensitive. His hooves are excellent, no sign of thrush or other abnormality. See the Thrush Treatments page here for more info. Q: A client has obtained a rescue horse, which I trimmed about 10 weeks ago. Is this a thrush concern or do young horses shed their frogs as part of their feet 'growing out of them'? With extreme sulcus thrush and frog disease you might see the top edge of the frog begin to peel away. Every spring the mare would get tender, her bars would enlarge and she'd get thin soled and pop an occasional abscess. Other tools for removing bits of lose frog include hoof knives, wire hardware brushes, hoof nippers, large sizzor-type nail nippers or any similar tool. Once established in a hoof, thrush lingers on through summers driest days, creating extreme discomfort for the horses that have it. They are an inexpensive tool for trimming frogs, cutting bale twine and as a general stable shear. Today she is lame in her near hind. An immature frog still looks healthy with a leathery skin, but smaller and undeveloped. But as I looked at the tightly contracted heels, my suspicions grew. STEPHEN O’GRADY, DVM, MRCVS A: Thrush is a bacterial infection that occurs in the tissue of the frog, the V-shaped structure located between the sole, wall and bars in the heel area of the hoof.The disease begins when bacteria penetrate the outer horn, or epidermis, of the frog. The primary symptom of thrush is a painful frog resulting in an inability to load the heels normally. This is a good, healthy sign! No Thrush – PRO TIP – July 2015… “**Shedding Frog**” We received a private message from a woman whose horse was shedding its frog. If the thrush was severe, and the frog has been undermined, the rest of the frog may fully shed away. After 6 months barefoot, I tried lowering the heels slightly and he was immediately tender. Could both the shedding frogs and the chalkiness just be because of the ground being wet after it had been dry for so long? It’s a scenario every horse owner dreads: a runny, black, foul-smelling discharge around the frog area of a horse or pony’s hoof sole. Once per day is best. It can happen quickly or take a week or more. However if you look at the first picture where the frog is peeled back you can see some thrush hiding under that frog. If your horse won't stand for having his feet cleaned, check the bottom of his feet for a shedding frog or thrush. Thrush – a surface fungal & bacterial infection primarily caused by Spherophorus neaophorus Fungus. ( Log Out /  I had to admit to myself I had been causing thrush for years, by routinely removing the protective callus from the frogs. I couldn't really tell if they smelled bad, but I did pick it out and put a 50/50 bleach / … Fusobacterium necrophorum is frequently isolated from thrush Thrush usually presents as foul smelling black matter in the sulci of the frog. A healthy shedding frog isn't something owners should be afraid of maintaining between trims because there isn't a thrush infection, only health yeasts and fungus. 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