Cracked hooves?

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Hi was bringing a horse out for the first time for a lesson (horse a bit nuts) and i noticed his feet were very cracked. any ideas? what can we give to help.
i know for humans gelatine is good for nails... let me know
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Hi Ive used Camrosa on cracked hooves which I have found really good. Expensive for a large tub but a little goes a long way. Can also be used for sore patches, mud fever, barrier on cuts etc. I swear by it!
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Hi, i have an old mare with terrible feet. I tried everything on the market for 20 years. Nearly everything had no effect at all. I then tried yea sac which did improve things. I won a bag of Blue Chip and the difference was amazeing. She had solid hooves without cracks for the first time in her life. I was then told it was just coincidence as Blue Chip does nothing. I stopped feeding it and her feet got poor again. I feed it all the time to her now. I also feed to our rescues when they are in need of tlc. Works wonders.
There will be plenty of people that have tried alsorts that have worked on their horses though. I am not saying they don't work just my experience. Hope it helps.
 
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Hi Ive used Camrosa on cracked hooves which I have found really good. Expensive for a large tub but a little goes a long way. Can also be used for sore patches, mud fever, barrier on cuts etc. I swear by it!
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I have never tried this but we re-homed a mare which had a sore that would not clear up. The new owner used camrosa and the area is now clear with hair growing back. Have heard it is good stuff.
 
My cat also had some hair loss on her legs - after spending big bucks at the vets in injections and creams I finally dragged the pot of camrosa out of the tack room and applied it to her legs. After 2 weeks the hair starting growing back and now she has all the hair back. I cant rate this product highly enough. Its also been great for my horse with mud fever this winter.
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Could be caused by many things. Poor farriery, hereditry predisposition, unbalanced diet lacking in vitamins and minerals.

Any solution will be long term and possibly expensive, the old hoof has to grow out and be replaced with quality horn growth.
 
If its feet are cracked, then you need to deal with the problem from within - it really is pointless trying to apply anything external which will resolve the problem.

Any supplement which contains Biotin will improve the quality of the horn, which is basically the problem here.

I used Hoof Power Plus from Equine America which is marvellous (albeit expensive) stuff.
 
A quick note. When looking into label of Hoof supplement look for Biotin, Methionine and Zinc.
Biotin alone doesn't help in bad cases, that's why you can try loeads of things on the market with no results.
 
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