What are soem common household itesm you can use on your horses?

Question

What are soem common household itesm you can use on your horses?

Answer 1

Fly & insect repellants: apple cider vinegar sprayed or wiped on.

Hoof treatments: olive oil to moisturize. pam or other pan spray to repell snow in the winter.

sores & wounds: vasilene to coat the wound while allowing it to heal. saline solution to wash out a wound or flush an eye.

Flakey skin: olive oil again, rub some into the affected area, its a good hair conditioner too.

Internal ailments? I leave to the vet although my horses & I both use psyllium. .

Answer 2

Wow! A LOT of good answers! & I want to add WD-40 for burrs in the mane or tail. We get enough burrs, & it really works. Even if there is a real bad knot in the mane or tail.

Answer 3

Fly repellents - a mixture of citronella, eucalyptus, tea tree and lavender essential oils in a water or oil base. Cider vinegar ( in water )

Also an infusion of Elder leaves boiled in water makes a decent repellent ( although according to tradition you have to ask the tree for permission before picking any leaves )

Hoof treatments - Hibiscrub for thrush and to clean any wounds. Vaseline, motor oil or vegetable oil for keeping snow from balling or for the outer hoof wall. A smear of vaseline around the eyes will keep flies away in summer.

sores and wounds - Sudocrem (nappy rash cream) or tea tree cream, hibiscrub, vaseline to seal and keep flies off. Emergency wound dressing sanitary towel and duct tape ( suggested by vet !)

Flaky skin - baby oil or vaseline

internal ailments (?) cooking oil in feed, garlic if in doubt call the vet ( he's only up the road)

Answer 4

Fly repellents: Apple cider vinegar

Hoof Treatment: Epsom salt soak, cooking oil to moisturize, turpentine (sp) to harden soles

Wounds: Neosporin ointment, vasaline, lg. telfa nonstick bandages, vitamin E cream

Flaky Skin: Head&Shoulders dandruff shampoo

Internal Ailments: cheap to buy the horse sized stuff

Answer 5

Well for bug repellent, I always rubbed mine down with citranella as i had the plant growing in the yard but probably a mixture of vinegar and water would help. Hoof dressing can be replaced with vaseline. Thrush can be treated with bleach soaked cottonballs stuffed in the holes. Sores and wounds depending on the type , any of your home first aid stuff would work. You have antibiotic salves, peroxide for cleaning wounds, you might have bactine for an anticeptic. Flaky skin is usually because they haven't been groomed enough but good bathes with dandruff shampoo or mosturizing soap should help. You don't mention what type of internal problem and that would be tough as I would not give any home remedy unless I was sure of what I was treating and most of common horse problems are colic and tying up, sand belly etc. I would ask a vet before i used anything for humans on any of these problems. It is possible that baby colic medicine might be used until a vet could come for colic but again I wouldn't without asking first. There is a human suppliment to help keep the bowels moving and I can't remember the name of it. I am thinking it is something like mucinex or a similar name, that can be given to horses to help keep them cleaned out. Mineral oil, lots of it is given to horses bound up but that is not something you have around the house.I kept the needed horse stuff on hand for all these problems as I was an assistant trainer for race horses and even then at times we would still have to call a vet because our treatments didn't always pull the horse out of it's distress. A horse can easily die if proper treatment of an internal problem isn't addressed immediately.

Answer 6

Hmm. I use cornstarch to whiten horses' white markings. As for homemade fly sprays, I don't find them effective at all and I don't bother with them.



I do like feeding corn oil for healthy coat.



I also occasionally use essential oils for homemade preparations, but I won't get into the details here because it's kind of involved and there is a lot to know about what to use when and how much.



That's about all I have to offer in the way of household items!:)

Answer 7

Fly Repellents & Insecticides: Skin so soft Babies sunscreen(my qh usd to get really bad sunburn) vinager for insects and makes there coat shiny

Hoff Treatments: bleach and water for thrush 1:3 ratio

Sores & Wounds: neosporn

Answer 8

Fly repellants: some people use vinegar but I can't stand the smell.. I have used the "Skin So Soft" from avon as a spray on which has worked well.



Hoof Treatments: my trick for thrush is peroxide... suck some peroxide into a syringe and then squirt it diretcly on to effected areas... it will bubble and fizz for a minute or so (hold the hoof up!) but it will really clean the area and help with healing... It's worked better for me than 'kopertox' or other such item....



Sores and Wounds: peroxide also works well here, but I have always found that he products meant for horses work bets...



Flaky Skin: mouth wash! Just dab or spray some listerine directly onto the flaky area once a day for a few days and it goes away! From then on, whenever I bathe a horse prone to flaking I lightly spray prone areas with listerine....



Internal ailments - I try not to feed my horse household items... I think the more "stuff" you put into your horse the less likely you are to actually "fix" it... but that's just me and I'm sure there are plenty of people who will disagree :)

Answer 9

I have found on the internet fly sprays that you make with items in your house. Just go to Google and type in Homemade Fly Sprays.

Answer 10

Fly Repellents & Insecticides - Skin So Soft

Hoof Treatments - Disposal diaper (makes a great hoof wrap in a pinch), used motor oil as a hoof dressing

Sores & Wounds - Diaper rash ointment for girth gall or any rubbed or raw spots from heat rashes

Flaky Skin - Vaseline for moisture. Baby oil for the same thing.

Internal Ailments - corn oil for shine from the inside out. Molasses if my horse is being picky about feed. Kool Aid to get him to drink the water in different arenas (masks the taste of the water).

Answer 11

Flies - skin so soft oil works well but its oily and attracts dust, I will usually cut it with water then add a drop of dish soap to take away some of the oiliness. Or white vinegar water and again the soap just a drop it helps it bond and after the rain or a quick spray with the hose they get clean



Hooves- Plain mineral or corn oil around the coronary band for moisture. Bleach for thrush works well. You can make a hoof packing out of gauze or a big hand full of cotton balls soaked with preparation of your choice then take a plastic bag cover the foot, cut the bag about an inch below the top of the hoof and duct tape it up dont be afraid to use alot of tape the more you use the better it will last especially on the weight bearing parts. Good old fashion Epsom salts and a bucket



Sores/wounds- neosporin or the generic triple antibiotic ointment, Peroxide make sure to not use very often can cause proud flesh . Antibacterial soap works the best just rinse with plenty of water. To make a bandage in a pinch use a ladies pad and smear ointment on to the pad then place on a hand towel put pad on to would and wrap towel around leg the secure with a ace bandage and a bit of duct tape. For swelling you can rub leg down with icy hot wrap leg with plastic wrap then a hand towel then ace bandage and a piece of duct tape the help sweat the sweling . Epsom salt soaks



Flaky Skin- The yellow mouth wash the cheap kind the horse doesn't care how it tastes but the mint or other flavors can draw flies so make sure its plain. Another one my family has used for years is baby oil and iodine/betadine. Just a table spoon or so on a full bottle of baby oil. It works on flaky skin, rain rot and fungal infections of the skin.



Internal ailments- I just call the vet always ask first but if you can get some mineral oil down them thats always best in the case of colic especially if he cant get there right away.



Fun story please don't try this!!!



My grandma swore by a a 3 foot section of hose and a bit of mineral oil to lubricate. She would attached that to a regular hose and run it up her horses hind end and turn the hose on. I have seen it work every time on every mild to moderate colic case she ever got her hands on she usually had a bit of bute paste and the started the messy business but ill be damned it she ever called the vet for colic!

Answer 12

For fly repellents but apple cider in your horses water, about 2 tbsp per 5 gallons. It works amazing, no need to spray your horse! For hooves, wounds and skin, Vasaline is friend once scabbed and polysporin before.

Answer 13

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Answer 14

well i dont know about all those catagories but this summer my mare ran into our fence and cut her chest so i put polysporin on it and it healed right up for the flaky skin there is that mane and tail shampoo conditioner and it can be used on humans as well so i use that stuff to wash my horses. sorry i dont really have any home remedies for any of the other catagories

Answer 15

everyone took mine, except for thrush you can use bleach or lighter fluid i perfer bleach because its not so flammable for a barn setting!