Good hoof oil?

Don't use anything oil based for poor hooves!!! My farrier would spank me if I used hoof oil! :o :D Hoof moist is the best stuff for dry feet, but perhaps also look at some better nutrition if you think they are generally poor. :)
 
Puppy is right.

Water, or water based substances - no oils or greases.

The hoof has a moisture gradient across it from dry on the outside to almost peanut butter on the inside at the laminae! It is there for a reason and it needs to be maintained - it is part of the whole shock absorption mechanism of the hoof. Oils just interfere with that.
 
Kevin Bacon is brilliant with all feet in all conditions, it helps regulate the feet in our inconsistent British climate and comes highly recommended by farriers!
 
Beans1 said:
Kevin Bacon is brilliant with all feet in all conditions, it helps regulate the feet in our inconsistent British climate and comes highly recommended by farriers!
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Another vote for kevin bacon, a friend who uses it on her TB recommended it, my farrier also said it is the only hoof treatment that he would recommend because it is a moisture balancer so it won't make them too soft (like a moisturiser) and it won't make them too brittly (like a hardener). Surrey equestrian sell it pretty cheaply, I might have picked up several other items from them when I ordered it though haha.
 
brucea said:
Puppy is right.

Water, or water based substances - no oils or greases.

The hoof has a moisture gradient across it from dry on the outside to almost peanut butter on the inside at the laminae! It is there for a reason and it needs to be maintained - it is part of the whole shock absorption mechanism of the hoof. Oils just interfere with that.
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The trouble is that shoeing and rasping damages the outer layer and exposes ends of fibres causing increased drying out and creates stresses and causes cracking. Even the wear the wall of the hoof gets from vegetation or sand damages this layer. The problem is that the hoof did not evolve for shoes or even riding.This is why I use a mix of 1 part stockholm tar to 5 parts linseed oil,to maintain the moisture gradient.Lanolin based moisturisers are all very well but not very practical.
 
We used to used Kevin Bacon but now we just use Aqueous Cream. Seriously, we paste it on sole & hoof of both our horses (Hann x TB & Selle Francais) with a brush & their feet have been fantastic for the last 12 months of doing it. We're very happy with the results & at only £1 for a 500mil tub against about £12 for Bacon's it's also been an incredible saving.
 
Beans1 said:
Kevin Bacon is brilliant with all feet in all conditions, it helps regulate the feet in our inconsistent British climate and comes highly recommended by farriers!
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I agree! Kevin Bacon is great and what my farrier recommends too
 
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