did you no cornucrescine is ....

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well was talking to a top farrier today who was gluing on some shoes and got onto to talking about cornucrescine and he told me it was a mild blister and that's what makes the hair / hoof grow as one of our fillies has it put on every morning (on her feet ) but is not very pleased about it i could not figure out why, well now i no and was quite shocked as never really thought about it. Did any of you no that ? does it say on tub ?
 
my farrier told me the same the other week which I never knew......

My mum swears by it but I think its bloody awful to use and to be honest have not seen great results that I can really see from it except everything getting covered in the stuff.

My farrier recommends kevin bacon stuff and we use that with no problems!
 
Oh How weird! My old horse didnt like me putting it on his feet either? I thought it odd as he was fine with other hoof oils etc- although i have often had it on my hands and as someone else has pointed out it doesn't hurt at all
 
If your farrier could see how, by rubbing Cornucressin into the coronary band of a mare I had, fast it made the feet grow then he might not be so against it.
The mare had it rubbed in for 5 minutes per hoof every day and her feet, which had sandcracks going right up to the top so she looked cloven footed, grew out totally within 6 months.
She showed no sign of blistering and never minded at all. Worked better than any feed additive.
 
he was not against it just was telling me what it did and how. maybe it depends how sensitive the horse is and maybe if we put it on every day we might feel something just thought i would mention it as i had no idea. i use Kevin bacon stuff now and its awesome really works
 
I use it for helping hair regrowth on all areas of my horses' bodies and I have never known them to react to it or for it to blister them.

Im inclined not to believe that as I have used it for hoof growth and found it works fabulously. My farrier thinks it does what it says on the tin, but no more ;)
 
Yes it is a mild blister that works by increasing circulation in the coronary band or so I've been led to believe. There is also a theory that because it is the top surface of hoof that is stimulated then the growth is actually faster but weaker and so it may not be so good for feet long term.


No idea whether that is the case or not though.:confused:
 
I use it to increase hair growth, its helped the hair to grow on some bloomin' awful scars my mare has. It's never blistefed though and she's never complained at having it on.

I prefer to use Kevin Bacon for their feet.
 
I think its fab, but havent been able to buy it for years - where is it for sale?
A very well known horseman once told me to blister a horses coronary band with red blister to improve his hooves before resting for the winter. I did as he suggested and the results were incredible! New strong hooves for the next spring.
I know this is old fashioned, but we have lost so much practical horsemanship over the years
By the way, despite my worries, the horse didnt seem distressed at all......
 
Many every day things could be classified as a mild blister or irritant. Certainly anything with an acidic nature eg pineapple juice.
It's a bit of poetic language!
 
Exposure time is important here. How long do the people who get it on their fingers leave it there? Compare that to the hours that it will remain on (and be absorbed into) the hoof. Many "irritants" won't have a noticeable effect unless they are left in place. There are lots of household and DIY chemicals that are pretty harmless when skin contact is kept brief, but you'd definitely wouldn't want them to stay on your skin!

What does cornucrescine actually contain?
 
fburton said:
Exposure time is important here. How long do the people who get it on their fingers leave it there? Compare that to the hours that it will remain on (and be absorbed into) the hoof. Many "irritants" won't have a noticeable effect unless they are left in place. There are lots of household and DIY chemicals that are pretty harmless when skin contact is kept brief, but you'd definitely wouldn't want them to stay on your skin!

What does cornucrescine actually contain?
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Well, as a grot bag who rarely washes their hands, I would imagine it's on my fingers for as long as it is on my horse. Or blooming nearly. I use it on bald spots and I can't say the horses have ever objected. Nor have my hands. :confused:
 
I used to use it at a big yard we are talking 80+ stabled horses, it got put on every evening when picking out the feet.

At the yard we take in turns to do certain jobs, ie some one would feed, one would sort out rugs, one would pick out feet and put cornucrescine on.

Fine when you had rubber gloves but every one and again ou would run out so just used my hands. No side effects at all. But my god that stuff is hard too get off, it would generally stay on for a few days by which time it was your turn again.
 
I use zero hoof applications. Have zero cracks and strong feet obviously. In the summertime if it's quite dry I make the area by the waterpot wet and may put the odd bit of hoofoil on.

If they have correct nutrition, they should have good feet. FYI I have TB's and warmblood TB crosses. Of course having a good farrier is key too.

Thanks for the info on the cornucresine. Have some in the back of the medicine cabinet basically untouched.
 
I was told by my equine dentist who went to some sort of foot/trimming semimar that it is the motion of rubbing the stuff in and where you do it that does the trick rather that the cornecresine itself - i.e you can use vaseline instead!
 
I've used it for years on my old horse as he lived out 24/7 but as in a herd no back shoes allowed so used it all year & his feet were fabulous once got going with it - my nail were so bad at the time I used it on me as realised using daily on horse the fingers I used on the horse the nails were stronger - never stung & my nails grew fab as well - really strong - ahh - think I need to start again!!
 
I don't use it on feet, but do use it on bald patches and it works a treat! Great stuff! My sensitive tb doesn't object to having it rubbed in and that says a lot as he's quite a touchy boy, was blistered when in racing!
 
I dont use it on my horses feet BUT I have used it on my own hair when extensions pulled out a huge patch and my hair grew back mega fast :D It also didnt cause any irritation and I left it on for a good few hours! Bloody hard work to wash out though haha :D
 
jesstickle said:
Well, as a grot bag who rarely washes their hands, I would imagine it's on my fingers for as long as it is on my horse. Or blooming nearly.
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Well, it depends on the concentration too. I expect the cornucrescine on your fingers is a very thin layer and diluted with the other grot on your hands. Look, I'm not saying that it's postively dangerous - if it was, there'd be a safety warning - but it may still be an irritant.

I use it on bald spots and I can't say the horses have ever objected.
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Horses never objected to my bald spots either. I don't think they really care how much or little hair I have. :D
 
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