skint1
Well-Known Member
In a bid to improve my mare's feet she is going to be barefoot over the winter at least.
She has very poor feet, I have tried Formula4Feet for over a year, hoof power plus for about 4 months, I have rubbed cornucrescine in her coronet bands, restricted grazing when grass sugars are high, all sorts and yet she grows very poor quality hoof and has very thin soles. A bout of white line disease earlier this year exacerbated this and now she needs to have some time for her hooves to recover.
She had the backs off today, not too bad actually, may actually be able to continue with light hacking to keep her mobile (she is also arthritic) but I am so worried about the fronts so I want to give her the best chance.
I would appreciate any recommendations of hoof boots, supplements and how long I should expect her to be uncomfortable, anything I can do to help promote healthy and quick hoof growth? Many thanks
She has very poor feet, I have tried Formula4Feet for over a year, hoof power plus for about 4 months, I have rubbed cornucrescine in her coronet bands, restricted grazing when grass sugars are high, all sorts and yet she grows very poor quality hoof and has very thin soles. A bout of white line disease earlier this year exacerbated this and now she needs to have some time for her hooves to recover.
She had the backs off today, not too bad actually, may actually be able to continue with light hacking to keep her mobile (she is also arthritic) but I am so worried about the fronts so I want to give her the best chance.
I would appreciate any recommendations of hoof boots, supplements and how long I should expect her to be uncomfortable, anything I can do to help promote healthy and quick hoof growth? Many thanks