ex-racehorse - poor feet - anyone tried Old Mac's G2s?

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I have recently acquired an ex-racehorse and since he has been turned out during the day his feet have started to suffer, He came to me very flat footed and his front feet are very prone to losing shoes and one has now become infected. I have put him on Biotin but someone has suggested I try Old Mac's G2s on his front feet until they improve for riding and turn out (as he is foot sore as well) Has anyone got any experience of these?
 
You know you can't put them over shoes I presume?

If you start a barefoot programme under the guidance of an Equine Podiatrist, they are excellent for the early conditioning stages, by allowing the horse to be ridden comfortably on all terrain until he has developed sufficient hoof structure and strength to cope barefoot. You can also put special abrasive pads inside to help with the conditioning process and support the sole in the early stages before concavity has developed.

I wouldn't recommend turning out in Old Mac G2s even on the assumption we are talking about a barefoot horse. Particularly at this time of year, there is too much mud and wet to saturate the boot, rub, and make it more likely to come off. In any case on soft ground a horse shouldn't need boots. The only time I might consider them for turnout is when the ground is hard from the sun or frost, and then I would supervise the horse, as a boot half-off could be a hazard. On the whole they do stay put even at speed, but it's not a certainty. They are really designed for riding, and are excellent for that, and quick and simple to put on and take off once you have the knack.
 
Try either Keritin or Hoof & Sole by Naf it is excellent at hardening the feet and made a real difference to my horse who was loosing shoes for fun. Just paint it on and after a couple of weeks a real difference. Another fantastic thing is conucrescine which I also used to help the feet grow as mine was foot sore for a bit. Saw a real difference in the quality of the hoof. My nails also improved smearing it on!
 
I was recommended Antibac from Stromsholm by my farrier. It kills bacteria in the white line that can cause crumbling dry brittle hooves. It has worked well for my horse and white line if now white not black! PM me if you want Stromsholm contact
 
My ex-racer really suffered this summer, continually losing a front shoe (once lost it within 10 minutes of shoeing)!, eventually ended up with a quittor. Put him on Naf Pro Feet, this stuff really works, saw an improvement within two weeks. My lovely long suffering farrier also shod him with racing plates which fit really snug to the foot and we havn't lost a shoe for 5 months!
 
I used to work at a rescue centre where we had a farrier who wored with ex racers. He reccomended to us with the animals we got in the same as he did with the racers. Remove their shoes, feed biotin, have regualar trims and checks and leave them til they have grown a completely new foot.

This worked fantastically on ALL of the rescue horses, even some who we were EXTREMELY dubious about trying it with. They do go quite footsore to bgin with and you have to be very diligent about making sure they are not on wet beds (best for them to be out as much as poss) but one the new foot is through most of the previous problems (which in our ponies included maggots in the feet, frogs falling out, laminitis, cushings, flat feet, boxy feet, and severely dumped toes) were either solved or much improved.

Maybe worth a chat with your farrier about it??
 
I would try the NAF Pro Feet supplement. It contains HUGE amounts of biotin as well as doing the job of stimulating the liver to grow healthy new hoof by making the liver healthier. A friend of mine's 17.2 had DREADFUL feet and was having to have new shoes every 4 weeks. He's been in on the Pro Feet for 3 months now and his feet look fab AND he is now going 7 weeks between shoeings!!!
 
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