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Member:
goldpony

Posted on Monday, Jun 4, 2012 - 11:31 am:

Has anyone tried this product?

Well-Horse regenerates tissue on wounds by promoting the formation of new collagen .

Well-Horse also kills fungal and bacterial micro-agents on contact , without burning or irritating the skin . Works very well and fast on Scratches , Dew poisoning , Rain rot , Ring worm , Poison oak , Poison Ivy and more.
Member:
boots

Posted on Monday, Jun 4, 2012 - 1:28 pm:

My mare has an ongoing raw (often bleeding) 2 inch wide and a foot long strip on one lower front leg on the outside. We battle this each summer and into fall. Then it heals up mostly over the winter. The hair is gone. So --- we have tried lots of things, but the Well-Horse (started last summer) has worked the best so far. We put it on when the leg is raw or bleeding.Then we put Corona over it when she goes out daytimes. This seems to help. It does heal faster than anything we have tried so far.
I am told that her problem is an allergy to flies. It does coincide with fly season, and she is very bothered by them. Any thoughts?
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Monday, Jun 4, 2012 - 5:56 pm:

Hello Cheri,
Does the product have a list of ingredients?
DrO
Member:
goldpony

Posted on Monday, Jun 4, 2012 - 6:44 pm:

From the Well-Horse website:

Plant Chemicals
Well-Horse resin or sap is a storehouse of phytochemicals including proanthocyanidins (antioxidants), simple phenols, diterpenes, phytosterols, and biologically active alkaloids and lignans.
Member:
annimule

Posted on Thursday, Jun 7, 2012 - 7:55 pm:

You might try the leg wraps that are made of the same fabric as fly masks. I can't for the life of me remember where I just saw some with "stays" in the wraps to keep them from slipping down.
Member:
babychop

Posted on Thursday, Jun 7, 2012 - 11:40 pm:

Kensington makes 'em and when they're worn out you can return them for a 25% discount on a new set and your old set will be repaired and donated to a rescue!

I get them for my ponies and they really work well. The only thing is you have to check regularly for foxtails if you have them in your area.

It looks like the ones from Professionals Choice are the ones with the stays, they're a bit more expensive.

https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=c966b00a-62f2-4201-a18e-f84d4325 e294&gas=fly wraps

https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=3a269144-6fee-4bd8-9aa9-b427b763 65dd&gas=fly boots
Member:
paul303

Posted on Friday, Jun 8, 2012 - 1:19 am:

Boots: this might have nothing to do with your horse, but is there any pasture with clover involved? You say that it goes away in winter, which could point to photosensitivity, especially if the leg involved is white or light in color. I'd go with the UV fly wraps. They will protect the leg from flies AND sun.
Member:
babychop

Posted on Friday, Jun 8, 2012 - 9:44 am:

OH!!! Do you have midge flies???!!! They are miserable in summer in drier climates. I had an issue with my stallion, he's stabled in an arid location (never had the issue at home, it's not as hot and dry here) - he would itch himself tail-less and hairless and we couldn't figure out what it was, he was just SO ITCHY. Then I just happened to mention it to one of the gals at Mary's Tack who had this issue with a pony that was SO BAD she was ready to put him down UNTIL she happened upon some lady's blog... It turns out there's some really nasty stuff in the saliva of midge flies that affects some horses terribly but there IS a solution. Equimax wormer, double dose the horse with it and then again I believe in 2 weeks (you'd have to read the package, it's all right there in the small print!!)... It does take care of it if that turns out to be the problem. It's worth a try...

It may not be what it is given that your pony's issue is localized but if all else fails you just never know. I thought it might be worth a mention.
Member:
boots

Posted on Friday, Jun 8, 2012 - 5:05 pm:

Thank you Lee, Andrea, and Ann for your responses and ideas. We do have a lot of clover and her leg is light colored. These are factors that I was not aware of as possibly contributing to the problem. Yes, midges love us. I will check into the Equimax wormer. I used the fly wraps with stays at another barn. They didn't help the problem. I thought that they should have. The pasture she is in now is unsafe for the wraps as there is too much for her to catch them on - hilly fields and trees. So for now, she wears the big white strip of corona down her leg every day, and often a rubbed off bloody mess that we treat with Well-Horse and Corona. This started early this year due to the warm weather and extra healthy flies. Thanks, guys.
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Sunday, Jun 10, 2012 - 10:28 am:

Hmm well the descriptions are not helpful as they list broad classes of organic compounds and no specific. For instance "phenol" is caustic and toxic but "phenols" can is any molecule with a alcohol (OH) attached to a benzene ring. My advice is to not use any wound care product where you don't clearly understand what is in it.
DrO
Member:
goldpony

Posted on Sunday, Jun 10, 2012 - 11:58 am:

DrO, That's what I thought. Never had to deal with an open wound before in an area that is difficult to bandage. So far so good. Thanks.
Member:
babychop

Posted on Sunday, Jun 10, 2012 - 12:20 pm:

Hmmmm, open wound, bad place to wrap... Pics please? Have you tried Alumaguard? Keeps the yucky and flies out... Vetricyn? Accelerator wound spray?
Member:
boots

Posted on Monday, Jun 11, 2012 - 4:50 pm:

Andrea, I will check these out. We need a solution for my mare. Thank you.
Member:
babychop

Posted on Monday, Jun 11, 2012 - 7:23 pm:

You're welcome, I've used those with great success. Hopefully they will work for you. You might have to apply 2 to 3 times daily which is a pain but if you can get her leg(s) healed up then it's worth it.

I'd still check out the Equimax to see if it's a midge fly issue. Pesky little monsters, those midges...
Member:
lrhughes

Posted on Monday, Nov 26, 2012 - 2:51 am:

A vet commented to me that Ivermectin or similar wormers given once, then again 10 days later destroys the cycle of larvae that cause what used to be called summer sores. LRH
Member:
lrhughes

Posted on Monday, Nov 26, 2012 - 3:23 am:

I should have added that she said all horses in a stable or pasture should be done at once.
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