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>Stephanie, > >In my experience with scratches regular anti-bacterial >dishsoap has worked the best (and the cheapest) for >me. Once you get rid of the problem it doesn't seem to >show itself again. Scratches is fungul so if you keep >the area clean you shouldn't have the problem again. >My mare was imported and when she arived she had a bad >case of it. > >Best of luck, >Sarah > > >>Hi Stephanie, >> >>Ergots are, indeed, very similar to chestnuts except >>for their locations. They are very normal, but not >>all horses have them. If they get too long, they can >>be carefully removed by the same methods used to >>remove chestnuts. It seems like most Friesian ergots >>are covered by feathers and so are left alone. >> >>Thankfully, I have not had to deal with scratches, so >>I can't lend you any personal experience with that. >>You could start by reading about scratches in the >>"Care and Health" section under Reference, a link to >>which you can find on the home page of this website. >> >> Here is a link that you may find interesting. It >>covers many aspects of care specific to Friesians. >> <a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://69.250.124.116/web/friesian/farm/Friesian >G >>uide.htm">http://69.250.124.116/web/friesian/farm/Frie >s >>ianGuide.htm</a> Don't miss the section titled >>"Scratches/skin maladies of the feathers." Skin >>problems in the fetlock area have several possible >>causes. I printed this whole article out and keep it >>in the tack room. >> >>Here's wishing you and your Friesian the best of >>health!

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