Effective Hoof Thrush Control Case Study
When Brooke and Hiji first received their Stride-On® Equine bands in October 2023, both horses were dealing with the same lingering problem many owners know well: chronic thrush in their front hooves. According to their owner, Alyssa Blumberg, the condition had required twice-weekly treatments, yet the infections kept returning. Managing thrush had simply become part of the ongoing routine—clean, treat, repeat.
In October 2023, she agreed to try something different. We fitted Stride-On® Equine bands on the two front legs of each horse. The timing was far from ideal. Winter was approaching, and their paddocks in Ontario were already shifting into the deep, persistent mud that makes thrush management especially challenging.
A week later, something stood out.
The familiar smell, discharge, and compromised frog were no longer present. No additional products had been used. No treatment schedule had been kept. The thrush simply did not return.
Then came the true test: months of wet, freezing, heavily churned winter paddocks. Conditions that typically undo even the most diligent hoof-care plans. Yet the bands stayed in place. They retained their activity. And both horses went through the entire winter without a single thrush flare-up.
By the time we visited Alyssa again in April 2024, the results were clear. Six months of rain, slush, snow, and mud—and still:
- No recurrence of thrush.
- No band loss, despite continuous turnout.
- Active agent remaining in the bands after half a year of use.
Alyssa described it as a noticeable reduction in daily hoof-care workload. For farriers, it meant consistently healthier frogs through the most demanding season.
Brooke and Hiji's experience shows how a persistent hoof problem can quietly resolve when protection is continuous, durable, and designed for real paddock conditions.
This image highlights the harsh, muddy environment our Stride-On equine bands worked through during winter.
After six months in harsh winter mud, the bands remain fully intact with no loss — and still plenty of copper left.