I feel like an animal abuser! My horses did not get the proper cleaning tonight due to my ultrasound appointment running just over an hour behind schedule. They still got a quick cleaning and doctoring but not what they would normally have gotten.

On the up side SIL showed up with fiance while i was gone and treated her horse and left s message that if she cannot get here tomorrow she will be here the next day. She is also trying to find a way to get her horse closer to where she is living as she has over an hour and a half drive. She has found a place where she can board the horse which is next door to her and has gotten a good deal for board. Hopefully she can find someone to come and pick her horse up for her. I would haul it for her but hubby has the truck which we use to pull our horse trailer.

smokyriver wrote:All you do is wash the wound with cold water and then pack the black pepper on, or throw it on if the horse is wanting to kick.
he had proud flesh built up that he could no longer flex or bend his leg. The wound was right to the bone. 2 weeks of treatment on him and the proud flesh was gone, another week and he was pretty much healed after starting the black pepper.

This is what the mare that belonged to the outfitter was like - no bend left in knee and in no time at all the solution worked like a charm! Mare was sound as a drum and scar was closing in nice along edges last I saw it - worst thing was she still had same owner! : (
Havent heard of using pepper... just regular pre-ground black pepper you can buy at grocery store for on the dinner table? I'll have to get some and have it on hand! Cool!

Just regular pepper! The last horse I treated I used coarse ground because that is what I had on hand. Coarse or fine grind both work well. It is a great and cheap healer!! I healed up a little filly who had her inner leg ripped open from just under her udder to her knee by a cougar and absolutely no sign of a scar or anything once we got her healed. She was a little tricky as she was not halter broke at all, but luckily she was a mini so was easy to man handle. It is a lifesaver for us that is for sure!! Gotta love those little tricks you can pick up from others. If the wound is not proud fleshed DO NOT wrap it as it will take alot longer to heal if you do!

It is too bad that the poor mare you were talking about had to stay with the same people. Hopefully he learned something from it and will use the treatment if another one of his horses ends up getting hurt!

So glad SIL is doing the right thing!

Hope things continue to go well.

Relieved SIL is doing the right thing too. Sometimes being financially responsible can make you a little more responsible all around, being there's more investment in the animal.