Venice Turpentine - How often to put it on

[Pam Crise]

I think I learned about venice turpentine from rabbitsfizz in a topic here - if I have the wrong person I'm sorry - gettin' older...

We used it last fall and I think we got to a point where we thought we had put it on too often. Is that possible? How often do you put it on? I would suppose it depends on the terrain they are on most - our minis are in dry lots and work on the shoulder of the road/trails alot (ave 3-4 times a week) - nothing larger than 3/4" gravel.

Thanks for the help!

Pam

 

[Voodoo]

You're using it to harden the soles of the feet correct? I've never used turpentine for that, but I have used 7% iodine with great results. Considering they are in dry lots I would use it like twice a week. If you get alot of wet weather and the corrals get sloppy then maybe four times a week. With iodine it is possible to use it too much, but I rarely see that done.

 

[Marty]

I think it was probably me that spoke about Venice Turpentine because I love the stuff and have used it for many decades.

First off, yes, you can over do it.

I did the same thing at first and when the farrier came out for trims, he broke his hoof knife and asked what the heck I had on there. Over kill.

I used it for my ponies that were being in parades and did not have shoes on. This did harden the soles and kept them from brusing and getting sore.

I then used it for a number of reasons and one reason was that during our rainy season in Florida, we had a lot of mud and flooding. It was causing some horses to abcess. So I started to apply Venice Turpentine for that too, but mostly on horses that I did not want to have shod.

If I had a driving horse, I would never be without the stuff.

I recently used it on a horse of mine that became sore in my dry lot too because I have gravel down in part of it.

You apply it with a 2" paint brush and be careful you don't get it on your hands.

I think twice a week for maintenence is plenty. If they start coming up sore, I probably would increase it.

 

[joylee123]

I think it was probably me that spoke about Venice Turpentine because I love the stuff and have used it for many decades.

First off, yes, you can over do it.

I did the same thing at first and when the farrier came out for trims, he broke his hoof knife and asked what the heck I had on there. Over kill.

I used it for my ponies that were being in parades and did not have shoes on. This did harden the soles and kept them from brusing and getting sore.

I then used it for a number of reasons and one reason was that during our rainy season in Florida, we had a lot of mud and flooding. It was causing some horses to abcess. So I started to apply Venice Turpentine for that too, but mostly on horses that I did not want to have shod.

If I had a driving horse, I would never be without the stuff.

I recently used it on a horse of mine that became sore in my dry lot too because I have gravel down in part of it.

You apply it with a 2" paint brush and be careful you don't get it on your hands.

I think twice a week for maintenence is plenty. If they start coming up sore, I probably would increase it.

Hi :saludando:

Where do you get this stuff and what does it cost?

Thanks,

Joy

 

[Voodoo]

It sounds like the turpentine and the 7% iodine work about the same wonders on horse feet. I know you can pick up the 7% iodine at most any feed store, but you do have to be 21 (I think kids have started making some kind of drugs out of it

: ) any way it is applied the same way, with a paint brush and only to the sole of the foot. I've never used the turpentine so can't tell you where to get that.

 

[Frankie]

We use it, per Marty's advice, after talking with my vet and farrier.

I only use it on a horse that foundered. It makes a huge difference with him. It is applied the evening after his feet are done and now he doesn't need any kind of pain medicine. I use it more in the winter, the hard frozen ground is the hardest for him. But never used more than once a week. Per my vet. But, not sure what it would be if used for a different reason.

Got mine at TSC

Tractor Supply Company

 

[Meavey]

Okay maybe stupid question, but venice turpentine, is it just like normal terpentine to thin paint or wash paintbrushes?

Maybe I can find a similar product here in Holland.

 

[Marty]

but venice turpentine, is it just like normal terpentine to thin paint or wash paintbrushes?

NO, this is not regular turpentine. It's mixed with a number of things including pine tar as a base but works so much better than pine tar as you are targeting the sole of the foot and soreness.

I get mine from State Line Tack. It is not always advertised so sometimes you have to ask for it.

Horse Health also carries it.

I wanted to add that you apply it only to the bottom of the feet. If you know you are going to be say, driving a lot on a hard surface or in a parade, then you might want to really goop it on heavily that week and cause a deliberate build up. I also did use it on my foundered horse. Seems to really help the soreness.

 

[Pam Crise]

Thank you guys - that is exactly what I needed!

Marty - believe you are right, your'e the one that had posted it. Thank you...we have drivers also who put quite a few miles on a week besides being in the dry lots. We also do some parades on pavement. Now I remember hearing about the iodine also. We got our venice turpentine on line at www.dblrsupply.com - then had to do a search in their site to find it, wasn't in their table of contents. Just used them because we found them by searching the internet. I am glad to know the places I normally order from carry it too - just might have to ask.

 

[Marty]

Here you go:

http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/product...nd_id=209&Page=

and more here

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?PG...fc-b9537be23775