Helping hoof growth/sole thickness

[timbobs]

Just after some advice on helping good hoof growth. Horse is a 7yo ex-racer and has very thin soles at the moment.

He's currently fed Dengie Hi Fi, Topspec Ulsakind, Linseed and Pink Mash.

I'm looking for a supplement/feed to help his feet- any recommendations would be great!

 

[JillA]

Stimulation is the only really reliable way to encourage sole growth, so walking in hand barefoot on hard surfaces - and if he is still too footy to be comfortable Keratex sole hardener will help him in the short term. And minerals such as Forageplus's summer mineral balancer. And low sugar diet.
Mine was like that so long as he had shoes on, the peripheral loading was really bad for him - that and a farrier who would insist, despite my protestations, on trimming his soles

 

[Quigleyandme]

I had a loan horse with awful feet. Quarter cracks, seedy toe, low heels, and forever losing shoes. I couldn't hunt him and that was his job. I first tried Farrier's Formula. Worked a treat but was really just too expensive as he was a big ISH. I then put him on 4Feet. A tub costing £40 would last six months. It worked just as well as the FF for a fraction of the cost. The scoop is tiny which suggests to me it is not full of fillers. It made his coat nice too. My farrier was really impressed because there would be some good growth to trim off and a new place for nails every shoeing.