Pastern Dermatitis

Pastern dermatitis, or “Mud Fever,” is a chronic, multifactorial dermatitis of the palmar/plantar aspect of the pastern in horses.

Thrush and what you can do about it

Every horse owner knows it and has had to deal with it at least once – thrush.
Thrush is a bacterial disease of the horse’s hoof. The soft frog horn of the hoof is decomposed by putrefactive bacteria.