Hydrogen peroxide is good. Whenever one of our horses had a cut (e.g., hoof caught in fencewire), we would wash the wound with a liberal application of hydrogen peroxide. Lots of foaming (oxygen release). The horse's constitution would take care of the rest. (And, yes, "healthy as a horse" has real meaning.)
Good point! Horses love apples even more than they like carrots, and they like carrots a lot. I used to break a carrot into 1 1/2 -inch lengths and then hold the piece in my lips to offer it to them. They would reach up and gently take it with their own lips. People would be amazed to see it. I don't know why. It was about as complicated as giving a piece of steak to a dog. But it is fun to hold an apple and let a horse eat it (in about 3 or 4 bites, gets a bit messy).
Hydrogen peroxide is good. Whenever one of our horses had a cut (e.g., hoof caught in fencewire), we would wash the wound with a liberal application of hydrogen peroxide. Lots of foaming (oxygen release). The horse's constitution would take care of the rest. (And, yes, "healthy as a horse" has real meaning.)
Well they got the "apple a day" thing working for them....so there's that.
Good point! Horses love apples even more than they like carrots, and they like carrots a lot. I used to break a carrot into 1 1/2 -inch lengths and then hold the piece in my lips to offer it to them. They would reach up and gently take it with their own lips. People would be amazed to see it. I don't know why. It was about as complicated as giving a piece of steak to a dog. But it is fun to hold an apple and let a horse eat it (in about 3 or 4 bites, gets a bit messy).