ALO
Well-Known Member
Hi all, currently rehabbing following the above injury august last year. Horse has always been barefoot and is 15 this year. Currently upto an hours ridden work a day has recently been scanned and can start small amount of trot.
He is only allowed on firm surfaces and straight lines at the moment so mainly roads and tracks and is stabled at night and on a yard in the day. He’s always been fine without boots but this is prob the most amount of roadwork webe done as usually schooling jumping on a surface also.
He’s fine on tarmac but starting to feel his feet a bit on the stony tracks. I don’t think the weather has helped and his front feet are looking a little with worn!
He’s very thin skinned so always been wary of using boots due to rubs but I think this may be my only option now as will need to increase workload and reluctant to use a surface just yet.
Is hoof armour worth a try?
Thoughts/suggestions welcomed
He is only allowed on firm surfaces and straight lines at the moment so mainly roads and tracks and is stabled at night and on a yard in the day. He’s always been fine without boots but this is prob the most amount of roadwork webe done as usually schooling jumping on a surface also.
He’s fine on tarmac but starting to feel his feet a bit on the stony tracks. I don’t think the weather has helped and his front feet are looking a little with worn!
He’s very thin skinned so always been wary of using boots due to rubs but I think this may be my only option now as will need to increase workload and reluctant to use a surface just yet.
Is hoof armour worth a try?
Thoughts/suggestions welcomed