Diapers on your feet?

Have you ever wore diapers on your feet? No? Well neither have I, at least not that I know of but Julie has, it's been awhile since she's had too (the last time was when it was wet, wet, wet out and she got an abscess from standing in water night and day, of course it was a different place and a different pasture at the time. We are high and dry here even when it rains).

Not sure what is going on but she's been limping and very tender footed the past few days. I was hoping it would get better but it hasn't, it hasn't gotten worse either. This dry weather isn't helping, making her hooves really hard and they don't give on the hard compact earth either. I talked to our farrier today and he suggested the diaper method with Epsom salt and iodine, letting her sore feet soak in them. I didn't have Epsom salts but I did have potatoes, so tonight I used potatoes to draw out the poison. Did you know potatoes will draw out poison?

We are both thinking she may have abscesses in them? But then we aren't sure. There is no heat in her hoof or leg, I don't think she's foundered (meaning eating too much of a good thing which leads to soreness in the hoof)...I'm hoping the diapers, Epsom salts and iodine work. I've also been soaking her feet in cold water. Do you know how hard it is to get a horse to pick up their feet and put them in a tub? Really hard but lately all I've had to do is lead Julie up to the tub and she steps in it on her own, she's that sore and that cool water feels so good! If your horse doesn't have decent hooves you won't have a horse, they really need them ;o)

The farrier is coming out Monday to have a look see. I'm hoping maybe he'll find out what the problem is...